1. Value stream map: direct observation of the baseline transfer process (OR-PACU-PICU, n = 6 patients).
Value stream map: direct observation of the baseline transfer process (OR-PACU-PICU, n = 6 patients). Square, patient transfer events; hexagon, wait time (minutes): time spent while waiting for handoffs (time spent in the PACU during routine recovery patient care counted as wait time); circle, process time (minutes): time to conduct the process of handoff and patient transfer; triangle, handoff content errors (total for all 6 patients).
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