Transfer of care of postsurgical patients from hospital to the community setting: cross-sectional survey of primary care physicians.

Background: Postsurgical management is often delegated to family physicians once patients are discharged from hospital, but management of such patients may not be effectively communicated. We examined transfer of care of postsurgical patients by surveying family physicians.

Methods: An electronic, self-administered survey was administered from November 2012 to March 2014 to family physicians affiliated with 4 academic and community hospitals in Toronto, Canada.