Implementation of Physiological Scoring to Determine Discharge Readiness for Patients Undergoing Otolaryngology Head and Neck Procedures

This quality improvement project examined whether the use of a validated physiological scoring protocol to determine discharge readiness for surgical procedures proximal to the airway would decrease the time at which discharge criteria were met and postanesthesia care unit (PACU) length of stay.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - November 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Caroline C. Revell, Andi N. Rice, Dhanesh K. Gupta, Virginia C. Muckler Tags: Original Article Source Type: research