Meersch, Melanie, Weiss, Raphael, Kuellmar, Mira, Bergmann, Lars, Thompson, Astrid, Griep, Leonore, Kusmierz, Desiree, Buchholz, Annika, Wolf, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0001-8875-586X, Nowak, Hartmuth, Rahmel, Tim, Adamzik, Michael, Haaker, Jan Gerrit, Goettker, Carina, Gruendel, Matthias, Hemping-Bovenkerk, Andre, Goebel, Ulrich, Braumann, Julius, Wisudanto, Irawan, Wenk, Manuel ORCID: 0000-0001-7978-1978, Flores-Bergmann, Darius, Boehmer, Andreas, Cleophas, Sebastian, Hohn, Andreas, Houben, Anne, Ellerkmann, Richard K., Larmann, Jan, Sander, Julia, Weigand, Markus A., Eick, Nicolas, Ziemann, Sebastian ORCID: 0000-0003-4485-6030, Bormann, Eike, Gerss, Joachim, Sessler, Daniel, I, Wempe, Carola, Massoth, Christina and Zarbock, Alexander (2022). Effect of Intraoperative Handovers of Anesthesia Care on Mortality, Readmission, or Postoperative Complications Among Adults The HandiCAP Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA-J. Am. Med. Assoc., 327 (24). S. 2403 - 2413. CHICAGO: AMER MEDICAL ASSOC. ISSN 1538-3598

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Abstract

IMPORTANCE Intraoperative handovers of anesthesia care are common. Handovers might improve care by reducing physician fatigue, but there is also an inherent risk of losing critical information. Large observational analyses report associations between handover of anesthesia care and adverse events, including higher mortality. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of handovers of anesthesia care on postoperative morbidity and mortality. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This was a parallel-group, randomized clinical trial conducted in 12 German centers with patients enrolled between June 2019 and June 2021 (final follow-up, July 31, 2021). Eligible participants had an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 3 or 4 and were scheduled for major inpatient surgery expected to last at least 2 hours. INTERVENTIONS A total of 1817 participants were randomized to receive either a complete handover to receive anesthesia care by another clinician (n = 908) or no handover of anesthesia care (n = 909). None of the participating institutions used a standardized handover protocol. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was a 30-day composite of all-cause mortality, hospital readmission, or serious postoperative complications. There were 19 secondary outcomes, including the components of the primary composite, along with intensive care unit and hospital lengths of stay. RESULTS Among 1817 randomized patients, 1772 (98%; mean age, 66 [SD, 12] years; 997 men [56%]; and 1717 [97%] with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of 3) completed the trial. The median total duration of anesthesia was 267 minutes (IQR. 206-351 minutes), and the median time from start of anesthesia to first handover was 144 minutes in the handover group (IQR, 105-213 minutes). The composite primary outcome occurred in 268 of 891 patients (30%) in the handover group and in 284 of 881(33%) in the no handover group (absolute risk difference [RD], -2.5%; 95% CI, -6.8% to 1.9%; odds ratio [OR], 0.89; 95% CI, 0.72 to 1.10; P = .27). Nineteen of 889 patients (2.1%) in the handover group and 30 of 873 (3.4%) in the no handover group experienced all-cause 30-day mortality (absolute RD, -1.3%; 95% CI, -2.8% to 0.2%; OR, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.34 to 1.10; P = .11); 115 of 888 (13%) vs 136 of 872 (16%) were readmitted to the hospital (absolute RD, -2.7%; 95% CI, -5 .9% to 0.6%; OR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.61 to 1.05; P = .12); and 195 of 890 (22%) vs 189 of 874 (22%) experienced serious postoperative complications (absolute RD, 0.3%; 95% CI, -3.6% to 4.1%; odds ratio, 1.02; 95% CI, 0.81 to 128; P = .91). None of the 19 prespecified secondary end points differed significantly. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Among adults undergoing extended surgical procedures, there was no significant difference between the patients randomized to receive handover of anesthesia care from one clinician to another, compared with the no handover group, in the composite primary outcome of mortality, readmission, or serious postoperative complications within 30 days.

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Meersch, MelanieUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Weiss, RaphaelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kuellmar, MiraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bergmann, LarsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Thompson, AstridUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Griep, LeonoreUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kusmierz, DesireeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Buchholz, AnnikaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wolf, AlexanderUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8875-586XUNSPECIFIED
Nowak, HartmuthUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rahmel, TimUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Adamzik, MichaelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Haaker, Jan GerritUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Goettker, CarinaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gruendel, MatthiasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hemping-Bovenkerk, AndreUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Goebel, UlrichUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Braumann, JuliusUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wisudanto, IrawanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wenk, ManuelUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-7978-1978UNSPECIFIED
Flores-Bergmann, DariusUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Boehmer, AndreasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cleophas, SebastianUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hohn, AndreasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Houben, AnneUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ellerkmann, Richard K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Larmann, JanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sander, JuliaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Weigand, Markus A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Eick, NicolasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ziemann, SebastianUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-4485-6030UNSPECIFIED
Bormann, EikeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gerss, JoachimUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sessler, Daniel, IUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wempe, CarolaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Massoth, ChristinaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zarbock, AlexanderUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-692777
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.9451
Journal or Publication Title: JAMA-J. Am. Med. Assoc.
Volume: 327
Number: 24
Page Range: S. 2403 - 2413
Date: 2022
Publisher: AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
Place of Publication: CHICAGO
ISSN: 1538-3598
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
CARDIAC-SURGERY; COMMUNICATION; TRANSITIONS; ASSOCIATION; IMPLEMENTATION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES; HEALTH; RISKMultiple languages
Medicine, General & InternalMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/69277

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