Author, as appears in the article.: Tortosa-Alted, Ruth; Reverte-Villarroya, Silvia; Martinez-Segura, Estrella; Lopez-Pablo, Carlos; Berenguer-Poblet, Marta
Department: Infermeria
URV's Author/s: Berenguer Poblet, Marta / Lopez Pablo, Carlos / REVERTÉ REVERTÉ, SANDRA / Reverté Villarroya, Silvia / Tortosa Alted, Ruth
Keywords: Safety Patient safety Patient handoff Humans Emergency service, hospital Emergency medical services Communication Care
Abstract: Background: Emergency handover of critical patients is used to describe the moment of union between prehospital and hospital health team. However, the literature shows several definitions leading to great heterogeneity. Purpose: To study the emergency handover of critical patients between two critical-emergency care wards performed by emergency nurses worldwide and to identify the features of these processes. Methods: We conducted an integrative review in eleven databases published from 2010 to 2019. Quality criteria and PRISMA checklist were applied. The protocol is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020182335). Results: A total of 22 studies included and the following factors were identified: variability vs standardization, identification, professionals' behavior, localization, environmental factors, patient participation, clinical records, education/training, responsability, and communication. Conclusions: The actual emergency handover occurs under conditions quite contrary to those recommended by experts so that it is neither safe nor effective, leading a serious problem for patient safety and quality care.
Thematic Areas: Nursing Emergency nursing Ciencias sociales
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: ruth.tortosa@urv.cat carlos.lopez@urv.cat silvia.reverte@urv.cat ruth.tortosa@urv.cat marta.berenguer@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-1248-3065 0000-0002-2052-9978 0000-0002-6631-3777
Record's date: 2024-09-28
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Emergency Nursing. 56 (100997): 100997-
APA: Tortosa-Alted, Ruth; Reverte-Villarroya, Silvia; Martinez-Segura, Estrella; Lopez-Pablo, Carlos; Berenguer-Poblet, Marta (2021). Emergency handover of critical patients. A systematic review. International Emergency Nursing, 56(100997), 100997-. DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2021.100997
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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