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Table 5 Characteristics of written handoff among surgery residents

From: Patient handoffs among general surgery residents in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Always

Most of the time

Some of the time

Rarely

Never

Total

Do you receive complete written handoff instructions for ALL patients whom you care for while on call?

11(19.3%)

20 (35%)

15 (26.3%)

4 (7%)

7 (12.2%)

57

Do you receive complete written handoff, instructions that make you feel well prepared for the shift change?

6 (10.5%)

22 (38.6%)

18 (31.5%)

4 (7%)

7 (12.2%)

57

Are the written handoff instructions physically handed to you?

8 (14%)

11 (19.3%)

12 (21%)

10 (17.5%)

16 (28%)

57