[Effect of on patient safety of bedside handoff performed in intensive care units. Systematic review].

Intensive care units (ICU) are complex environments for the communication process between professionals. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the impact of bedside handoff among ICU nursing professionals on patient safety. A bibliographic search (2016-2021) was made of health science databases, in line with the PRISMA statement guidelines. The quality of the studies was assessed according to the type of study to be evaluated (STROBE, CASPe and TREND). Fifteen articles were included in the review. They show that the bedside handoff benefits for the safety of nursing professionals (reduces distractions, offers greater precision and prevents loss of information) and for patients (they can check that the information transmitted is true, and be involved in their own recovery process) outweigh any stress or loss of privacy that may arise.

Impacto en la seguridad del paciente del pase de guardia a pie de cama encuidados intensivos. Revisión sistemática / Effect of on patient safety of bedside handoff performed in intensive care units. Systematic review

Las unidades de cuidados intensivos (UCI) son entornos complejos para el proceso comunicativo entre profesionales. El objetivo de esta revisión sistemática fue evaluar el impacto del pase de guardia a pie de cama entre profesionales de enfermería de UCI sobre la seguridad del paciente. Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica (2016-2021) en bases de datos de ciencias de la salud según la declaración PRISMA. La calidad de los estudios fue evaluada atendiendo a la tipología de estudio a valorar (STROBE, CASPe y TREND). Se obtuvieron quince artículos que evidencian que los beneficios del pase de guardia a pie de cama sobre la seguridad para profesionales (disminuye los factores de distracción, ofrece mayor precisión y evita pérdidas de información) y pacientes (comprueban la veracidad de la información transmitida y le implican en su proceso de recuperación) superan los problemas de estrés o pérdida de privacidad que puedan generarse.(AU)

Intensive care units (ICU) are complex environments for the communication process between professionals. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the impact of bedside handoff among ICU nursing professionals on patient safety. A bibliographic search (2016-2021) was madeof health science databases, in line with the PRISMA statement guidelines. The quality of the studies was assessed according to the type of study to be evaluated (STROBE, CASPeand TREND). Fifteen articles were included in the review. They show that the bedside handoff benefits for the safety of nursing professionals (reduces distractions, offers greater precisionand prevents loss of information) and for patients (they can check that the information transmitted is true, and be involved in their own recovery process) outweigh any stressor loss of privacy that may arise.(AU)