Evaluation of a Novel Emergency General Surgery Handover: A Prospective Feasibility Study.

Introduction: High-quality health information handovers are critical to optimal patient care and trainee education. The purposes of this study were to assess the feasibility of implementing an emergency general surgery (EGS) morning handover and to explore its impact upon markers of clinical care.

Methods: This prospective feasibility study was conducted at a single academic tertiary-care medical center following implementation of a novel EGS morning handover process.

Randomized controlled trial of intrathecal oxytocin on speed of recovery after hip arthroplasty.

Recovery from surgery is quicker in the postpartum period, and this may reflect oxytocin action in the spinal cord. We hypothesized that intrathecal injection of oxytocin would speed recovery from pain and disability after major surgery. Ninety-eight individuals undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty were randomized to receive either intrathecal oxytocin (100 μg) or saline.