Post Anaesthetic Care Units in the Republic of Ireland: A Survey of Discharge Criteria (Clinical Feature) (Survey)
Journal of Perioperative Practice 2007, Feb, 17, 2
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Publisher Description
Discharge readiness of patients from the post anaesthetic care unit (PACU) is often determined by specific discharge criteria. This quantitative, descriptive national study aimed to survey discharge criteria used in the PACU. Data from 45 hospitals nationally with a response rate of 77.8% (n=35) was gathered. Specific discharge criteria were used by 71.4% (n=25) of the PACUs in the determination of fitness of patients for discharge from the PACU. KEY WORDS Discharge criteria, Post anaesthetic care unit, Recovery
GENRE
Health & Well-Being
RELEASED
2007
1 February
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
17
Pages
PUBLISHER
Association for Perioperative Practice
SIZE
218.1
KB
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