Trial reportBMC surgery2014
Handoffs and transitions in critical care (HATRICC): protocol for a mixed methods study of operating room to intensive care unit handoffs.
Trial report in BMC surgery, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02267174 (Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care (HATRICC): Optimizing Operating Room to Intensive Care Unit Handoffs
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intrahospital handovers before and after an educational intervention: a quality improvement study among ICU nurses.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Enhancing Structured Team Communication in Acute Care Settings with Ambient AI Scribes.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025Article
- Handoffs and transitions of care in the intensive care unit: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee clinical consensus document.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2025Article
- The implementation of a perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery service: a qualitative case study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Patient- and Team-Level Characteristics Associated with Handoff Protocol Fidelity in a Hybrid Implementation Study: Results from a Qualitative Comparative Analysis.Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety · 2023Article
- Handoffs and transitions in critical care-understanding scalability: study protocol for a multicenter stepped wedge type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial.Implementation science : IS · 2021Article
- Designs and methods for implementation research: Advancing the mission of the CTSA program.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2020Article
- Preventing Early Bouncebacks to the Neurointensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis and Quality Improvement Pilot.Neurocritical care · 2018Article
- Implementation Science in Perioperative Care.Anesthesiology clinics · 2018Review
- Applying a Time-Out and Standardized Report Form in Anesthesia Handoffs.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2017Article
- Handoffs in the Intensive Care Unit.American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical QualityArticle
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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundOperating room to intensive care unit handoffs are high-risk events for critically ill patients. Studies in selected patient populations show that standardizing operating room to intensive care unit handoffs improves information exchange and decreases errors. To adapt these findings to mixed surgical populations, we propose to study the implementation of a standardized operating room to intensive care unit handoff process in two intensive care units currently without an existing standard process. METHODS/
designThe Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care (HATRICC) study is a hybrid effectiveness- implementation trial of operating room to intensive care unit handoffs. We will use mixed methods to conduct a needs assessment of the current handoff process, adapt published handoff processes, and implement a new standardized handoff process in two academic intensive care units. Needs assessment: We will use non-participant observation to observe the current handoff process. Focus groups, interviews, and surveys of clinicians will elicit participants' impressions about the current process. Adaptation and implementation: We will adapt published standardized handoff processes using the needs assessment findings. We will use small group simulation to test the new process' feasibility. After simulation, we will incorporate the new handoff process into the clinical work of all providers in the study units. EVALUATION: Using the same methods employed in the needs assessment phase, we will evaluate use of the new handoff process. DATA ANALYSIS: The primary effectiveness outcome is the number of information omissions per handoff episode as compared to the pre-intervention period. Additional intervention outcomes include patient intensive care unit length of stay and intensive care unit mortality. The primary implementation outcome is acceptability of the new process. Additional implementation outcomes include feasibility, fidelity and sustainability. DISCUSSION: The HATRICC study will examine the effectiveness and implementation of a standardized operating room to intensive care unit handoff process. Findings from this study have the potential to improve healthcare communication and outcomes for critically ill patients.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02267174. Date of registration October 16, 2014.
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