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Cardiothoracic Surgical Hand-Off

Screen shot of a flow chart entitled: Operating Room to Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU)
Notes:
Typically "handoffs" occur at the bedside as shown in yellow. A good handoff actually begins prior to the patient ever entering the PICU. This is outlined in light blue.
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