Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia

1. Standardization of Pediatric Noncardiac Operating Room to Intensive Care Unit Handoffs Improves Communication and Patient Care
Nutan B. Hebballi, Vikas S. Gupta, Kyle Sheppard, Ann Kubanda, Danielle Salley, Tiffany Ostovar-Kermani, Christina Bryndzia, Amir M. Khan, Nitin Wadhwa, KuoJen Tsao, Ranu Jain, Akemi L. Kawaguchi
Journal of Patient Safety  vol: 18  issue: 6  first page: e1021  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000986

2. Postoperative handover among nurses in an orthopedic surgical setting in Myanmar: a best practice implementation project
Khin Sanda Tun, Khin San Wai, Yin Yin, May Khin Thein
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports  vol: 17  issue: 11  first page: 2401  year: 2019  
doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-004015

3. An observational study of postoperative handoff standardization failures
Joanna Abraham, Alicia Meng, Carrie Sona, Troy Wildes, Michael Avidan, Thomas Kannampallil
International Journal of Medical Informatics  vol: 151  first page: 104458  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104458

4. Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions for operating room to intensive care unit handoffs
Joanna Abraham, Alicia Meng, Sanjna Tripathy, Michael S Avidan, Thomas Kannampallil
BMJ Quality & Safety  vol: 30  issue: 6  first page: 513  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012474

5. Quality of handover in the post-anaesthetic care unit at a quaternary children’s hospital in Cape Town, South Africa: A clinical audit
John M. Breedt, Anisa Z. Bhettay, Johan van der Walt, Sarisha Govender
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia  vol: a1544  year: 2026  
doi: 10.4102/SAJAA.v32i1.1544

6. Descriptive Analysis of the Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Structured Anesthesia Handoff Protocols in Current Literature
Emily A. Rickel, Logan M. Gisick, Andrew C. Griggs, Richard J. Simonson, Joseph R. Keebler, Elizabeth H. Lazzara
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care  vol: 8  issue: 1  first page: 286  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1177/2327857919081069

7. Does standardisation improve post-operative anaesthesia handoffs? Meta-analyses on provider, patient, organisational, and handoff outcomes
Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Richard J. Simonson, Logan M. Gisick, Andrew C. Griggs, Emily A. Rickel, Joyce Wahr, Meghan B. Lane-Fall, Joseph R. Keebler
Ergonomics  vol: 65  issue: 8  first page: 1138  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1080/00140139.2021.2020341

8. Handoffs From the Operating Room to the Intensive Care Unit After Cardiothoracic Surgery: From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on Critical Care
Subhasis Chatterjee, Jay G. Shake, Rakesh C. Arora, Daniel T. Engelman, Michael S. Firstenberg, Charles M. Geller, Hitoshi Hirose, Vassyl A. Lonchyna, Francis T. Lytle, Rita K.C. Milewski, Rainer G.H. Moosdorf, Joseph Rabin, Rohan Sanjanwala, Marianne Galati, Glenn J. Whitman
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  vol: 107  issue: 2  first page: 619  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.11.010

9. Handoff from Operating Room to Intensive Care Unit
Lori M. Rhudy
Nursing Clinics of North America  vol: 54  issue: 3  first page: 335  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2019.04.003

10. Safety Interventions in Cardiac Anesthesia: A Systematic Review
Lauren O'Callaghan, Shane Ahern, Andrea Doyle
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety  vol: 51  issue: 4  first page: 293  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.12.004

11. The impact of a bundled intrahospital transfer protocol on the safety of critically ill patients in a South African Metropolitan Hospital System
L Geldenhuys, R Wise, R Rodseth
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia  vol: 26  issue: 3  first page: 139  year: 2020  
doi: 10.36303/SAJAA.2020.26.3.2343

12. Anesthesiology Patient Handoff Education Interventions: A Systematic Review
Lee Ann Riesenberg, Robyn Davis, Allyson Heng, Clementino Vong do Rosario, Emma C. O'Hagan, Meghan Lane-Fall
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety  vol: 49  issue: 8  first page: 394  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.12.002