Anesthesia-handover Checklist and Perioperative Outcomes in Elderly

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Updated on 16 February 2024
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anesthesia
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Summary

With the increasing number of surgical cases, intraoperative handover of anesthesia care is common and inevitable. Verbal handover from one anesthesiologist to another during surgery are being used in many hospitals. However, verbal handover is often an informal, unstructured process during which omissions and errors can occur. It is possible that an improved anesthesia handover may reduce the related adverse events. This study aims to test the hypothesis that use of a well-designed, structured handover-checklist to improve handover quality may decrease the occurrence of postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery.

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It was estimated that more than 9 million patients undergo surgery with a complete anesthesia handover each year worldwide. Verbal handover from one anesthesiologist to another during surgery are being used in many hospitals; and there is no unified patient handover guideline at present.

It is well recognized that the transfer-of-care is a point of vulnerability where valuable patient information can be distorted and omitted. A previous study of the investigators showed that handover of anesthesia care was associated with a higher risk of delirium in elderly patients after major noncardiac surgery. The World Health Organization has included communication during patient care handovers among its top 5 patient safety initiatives.

It is possible that an improved anesthesia-handover protocol may reduce the related adverse events. Many efforts have performed to optimize handover processes. However, handover quality between anesthesiologists has rarely been investigated. The investigators hypothesize that a well-designed, structured handover-checklist will improve handover quality and reduce the occurrence of postoperative complications.

Details
Condition Postoperative Complication, prevention & control, Elderly Patients, Major Surgery, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect
Age 65years - 100years
Treatment Oral handover, Checklist handover
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04377633
SponsorPeking University First Hospital
Last Modified on16 February 2024

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Inclusion Criteria

Elderly patients (aged 65 years and over)
Scheduled to undergo major non-cardiac surgery with an expected duration of at least 2 hours
Requirement of complete handover between anesthesiologists during surgery (initial anesthesiologist no longer returns)

Exclusion Criteria

Preoperative history of schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinsonism or myasthenia gravis
Inability to communicate before surgery (coma, profound dementia or language barrier)
Craniocerebral injury or neurosurgery
Severe liver dysfunction (Child-Pugh grade C), severe renal dysfunction (requiring dialysis), or expected survival of <24 hours
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