Improving Surgical Patient Outcomes Through Implementation of a SemiStructured Intraoperative Anesthesia Handoff Tool

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Post-operative Complications

Treatments: Other: Epic Health Record semi-structured handoff cognitive aid; Other: Usual care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06533111

1K12TR004908-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

HSC-MS-24-0552

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a semi-structured intraoperative anesthesia handoff tool on patient outcomes and to assess the validity of the 5-Factor Perceived Shared Mental Model Scale (5-PSMMS) in a healthcare setting and whether the perception of Shared Mental Model (SMM) mediates the effect of the intraoperative handoff tool on postoperative outcomes

Enrollment: 4,500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 105 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Undergoing non-cardiac surgery in the main operating rooms (e.g. not the endoscopy suite or labor and delivery ward)
• Undergoing at least one permanent (e.g. end of shift) anesthesia clinician handoff

Exclusion criteria

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status 6 (organ donors)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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4,500 participants in 2 patient groups

Epic Health Record semi-structured handoff cognitive aid

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Epic Health Record semi-structured handoff cognitive aid

Usual care

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Usual care