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The use of an implementation-based approach for handoff redesign can be effective for improving the leading indicators of successful adoption of a structured handoff process. Future quality improvement studies addressing sustainability and widespread adoption of this approach appear to be warranted, and should include the relationships to improved care coordination and reduced preventable medical errors.
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between bleeding, in-hospital resource utilization and costs among patients undergoing transfemoral aortic valve implantation (TF-AVI) at a representative university hospital in Germany.