Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - General Complications
The incidence of overall PACU complications has been found to be as high as 24%, although this number varies with specific patient populations and is likely dependent upon a patient’s medical history as well as the anesthesia and procedure performed. The most frequent issues encountered in the PACU setting include the following:
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Pino, Richard M., editor. "The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - General Complications." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728516/4/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___General_Complications.
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - General Complications. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728516/4/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___General_Complications. Accessed July 31, 2025.
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - General Complications. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728516/4/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___General_Complications
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - General Complications [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 July 31]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728516/4/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___General_Complications.
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