Development of a Discharge Scoring Tool in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Current criteria at MSKCC for discharging a patient from the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) depends on clinical judgement and several variables. Patients are often kept in the PACU for a specific amount of time without supported evidence.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - July 31, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Robell Calucag, Desire é Serfaty-Sokoli, Maureen Diver, Kristyn DiFortuna, Kathleen Lamb, Jane Murphy, Francine Osikowicz Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research