From: Patient handoffs among general surgery residents in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study
Always | Most of the time | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | Total |
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The handoff process is conducted with opportunities for questions and answers | |||||
29(31.5%) | 23(25%) | 28(30.4%) | 10(10.8%) | 2(2.1%) | 92 |
Handoffs occur at a designated time | |||||
26(28.2%) | 32(34.7%) | 21(22.8%) | 9(9.7%) | 4(4.3%) | 92 |
Handoffs occur in a designated place | |||||
29(31.5%) | 26(28.2%) | 17(18.4%) | 7(7.6%) | 13(14.1%) | 92 |
Frequency of interruptions during the handoff process | |||||
10(11.1%) | 16(17.7%) | 35(38.8%) | 26(28.8%) | 3(3.3%) | 90 |