Anesthesia STAT: the Stanford Anesthesia Tutorial Podcast
Anesthesia STAT: the Stanford Anesthesia Tutorial Podcast
Derrick Wu, MD
Safely signing out patients to PACU, other anesthesia colleagues, or the ICU
40 minutes Posted Aug 1, 2022 at 8:42 pm.
Joe Hodapp (one of the chief residents of the Stanford anesthesia residency program) and Derrick Wu talk about what exactly is a handoff or sign-out
what to consider when handing off an ambulatory case to PACU or another anesthetist
a structure for organizing handoff of simple cases
a sample case of handoff to PACU
how to sign out to another anesthesia provider
considerations when signing out more complicated cases to the ICU/other colleagues
and closing remarks
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Joe Hodapp (one of the chief residents of the Stanford anesthesia residency program) and Derrick Wu talk about what exactly is a handoff or sign-out (1:33), what to consider when handing off an ambulatory case to PACU or another anesthetist (2:23), a structure for organizing handoff of simple cases (5:54), a sample case of handoff to PACU (11:03), how to sign out to another anesthesia provider (15:28), considerations when signing out more complicated cases to the ICU/other colleagues (25:03), and closing remarks (35:57).