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Medical handovers in the ICU: a snapshot of practice in the South West of France

Authors: G Brenier, T Geeraerts, O Fourcade

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Medical handover is critical for quality of care in the ICU. Time assigned to medical handovers can vary across different units, with significant impact on the organization of medical work. We aimed to study the time spend for medical handover in ICU and its variation across academic, general and private hospitals in the area of the South West of France, the Midi-Pyrénées region. …

Title: Medical handovers in the ICU: a snapshot of practice in the South West of France
Authors: G Brenier
T Geeraerts
O Fourcade
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9911

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