"Patient Handoff" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The transferring of patient care responsibility from one health-care professional to another.
| Descriptor ID |
D062209
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.249 E02.760.400.615 N02.421.585.169.249 N02.421.585.400.615 N04.590.233.727.210.249 N05.715.840.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Handoff- Patient Handoff
- Handoff, Patient
- Handoffs, Patient
- Patient Handoffs
- Patient Hand Over
- Hand Over, Patient
- Hand Overs, Patient
- Patient Hand Overs
- Patient Sign Out
- Sign Out, Patient
- Sign Outs, Patient
- Patient Signout
- Patient Signouts
- Signout, Patient
- Signouts, Patient
- Patient Signover
- Patient Signovers
- Signover, Patient
- Signovers, Patient
- Patient Hand Off
- Hand Off, Patient
- Hand Offs, Patient
- Patient Hand Offs
- Patient Sign Outs
- Patient Handover
- Handover, Patient
- Handovers, Patient
- Patient Handovers
Nursing Handoff- Nursing Handoff
- Handoff, Nursing
- Handoffs, Nursing
- Nursing Handoffs
- Nursing Hand Offs
- Nursing Handover
- Handover, Nursing
- Handovers, Nursing
- Nursing Handovers
- Nursing Hand Overs
- Nursing Hand Off
- Hand Off, Nursing
- Hand Offs, Nursing
- Nursing Hand Over
- Hand Over, Nursing
- Hand Overs, Nursing
Clinical Handoffs- Clinical Handoffs
- Clinical Handoff
- Handoff, Clinical
- Handoffs, Clinical
- Clinical Handover
- Clinical Handovers
- Handover, Clinical
- Handovers, Clinical
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Patient Handoff".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Patient Handoff".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patient Handoff" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patient Handoff" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Handoff" by people in Profiles.
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Flexible Fidelity: Adaptation of the ICU-PAUSE Handoff Tool During Implementation Across 11 ICUs. Crit Care Explor. 2026 Jan 01; 8(1):e1362.
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Use of structured handoff protocols for within-hospital unit transitions: a systematic review from Making Healthcare Safer IV. BMJ Qual Saf. 2025 Sep 18; 34(10):680-690.
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Great Debates-Shift Work Versus One Day at a Time: 12- Versus 24-Hour Call Duration in Acute Care Surgery. Am Surg. 2025 Oct; 91(10):1598-1602.
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Reducing hospital admission delay times using a structured, systematic, multi-disciplinary approach. J Hosp Med. 2025 Jul; 20(7):795-799.
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Handoffs, Care Transitions, and Readmissions. Med Clin North Am. 2025 Sep; 109(5):1047-1060.
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The Post-Operative Handoff: Perceptions and Preferences of Pediatric Hospitalists and Surgeons. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 10 01; 14(10):843-851.
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Centering health equity during handoff communications. J Hosp Med. 2024 Sep; 19(9):855-857.
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A checklist intervention for pediatric emergency department transfer of care sign-outs. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 03; 77:215-219.
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Scaling up a diagnostic pause at the ICU-to-ward transition: an exploration of barriers and facilitators to implementation of the ICU-PAUSE handoff tool. Diagnosis (Berl). 2023 11 01; 10(4):417-423.
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Having a Bad Day Is Not an Option: Learner Perspectives on Learner Handover. Acad Med. 2023 11 01; 98(11S):S58-S64.