Seamless Care Application in the Transfer and Handover Management of Intensive Care Units Patients of Neurosurgical Department

Abstract

Objective To discuss the efficacy of the seamless care in the transfer and handover management of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients from neurosurgical department. Methods There were total of 406 ICU patients diagnosed by neurosurgical department from Jun. 2015 to May. 2017 in our hospital. Then 196 patients from Jun. 2015 to May. 2016 were treated with the conventional care as control group and 210 patients from Jun. 2016 to May. 2017 were treated with the seamless care as the observation group. And the differences in incidence of patients’ condition changes and item missing, handover time and the satisfactory degree of family members between two groups were compared. Results: Compared to control group, the incidence of patients’ condition changes and item missing were lower and the handover time was shorter in observation group (P < 0.05); And there was higher satisfactory degree of family members in observation group in comparison with control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Seamless care presented satisfactory effects in the transfer and handover management of ICU patients from neurosurgical department, which improve the efficiency of management and satisfactory degree of family members and ensure the security of patents.