The Postanesthesia Care Unit - Criteria for Discharge
At the Massachusetts General Hospital, all patients who undergo general anesthesia are observed until ready for discharge, with no mandatory minimum recovery time. At least 30 minutes of observation after the last dose of opioids (or other respiratory depressant medication) is required to ensure the adequacy of ventilation and oxygenation.
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Pino, Richard M., editor. "The Postanesthesia Care Unit - Criteria for Discharge." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 9th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2019. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728400/all/The_Postanesthesia_Care_Unit___Criteria_for_Discharge.
The Postanesthesia Care Unit - Criteria for Discharge. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728400/all/The_Postanesthesia_Care_Unit___Criteria_for_Discharge. Accessed October 6, 2024.
The Postanesthesia Care Unit - Criteria for Discharge. (2019). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (9th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728400/all/The_Postanesthesia_Care_Unit___Criteria_for_Discharge
The Postanesthesia Care Unit - Criteria for Discharge [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. [cited 2024 October 06]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728400/all/The_Postanesthesia_Care_Unit___Criteria_for_Discharge.
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