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[The history of post-anesthesia care units].
Zhonghua yi shi za zhi (Beijing, China : 1980), 2022Post anesthesia care units (PACU) are designed to handle the utilization of the operating rooms and provide a place for postoperative patients to recover consciousness. PACU first appeared in the 1940s, prevailed in the United States in the 1950s, and expanded gradually to Canada, South Africa and other places, and were popularized in the UK and other ...
X L, Ji, H B, Li, N, Liu, R H, Li
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Pediatric Post-anesthesia Care Unit Challenges Update
Current Anesthesiology Reports, 2019The purpose of this review is to discuss the current management of various challenges the health care provider faces in the pediatric post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Efforts to ameliorate and manage PACU issues in the pediatric patient continue to evolve as new medications and methods of anesthesia delivery are introduced and incorporated into the ...
Francine S. Yudkowitz, Renee L. Davis
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THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT IN THE POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT
Nursing Clinics of North America, 1993This article provides an overview of pediatric post anesthesia care. It highlights important aspects of care that are frequently encountered in practice or have the potential for being problematic. These include airway management, fluid maintenance, the treatment of seizures, thermoregulation, the management of malignant hyperthermia, the ...
E, Meyer-Pahoulis +4 more
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Adverse Respiratory Events in a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Archivos de Bronconeumología (English Edition), 2015Adverse respiratory events (ARE) are a leading causes of postoperative morbidity and mortality. This study investigated the incidence and determinants of postoperative ARE.This observational prospective study was conducted in a post anesthesia care unit (PACU).
Daniela, Xará +2 more
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The post anesthesia care unit: Unique contribution, unique risk
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 1996The environment in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) is unique in the modern hospital. It was born of necessity and continues of necessity. The modern PACU has evolved from a simple room designed to house a single patient and a nurse to a modern, bustling room of great proportions.
A, Allen, J M, Badgwell
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AIRWAY EMERGENCIES IN THE POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT
Nursing Clinics of North America, 1993Airway emergencies are frequently seen in the PACU. Six of the more common airway emergencies have been discussed. The upper-airway emergencies discussed included soft tissue obstruction, laryngeal edema, and laryngospasm. The lower-airway emergencies discussed included bronchospasm, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, and aspiration.
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Reducing Boarding in a Post‐Anesthesia Care Unit
Production and Operations Management, 2011When operating room schedules in hospitals are produced, the constraints and preferences of surgeons and hospital workers are a primary consideration. The downstream impact on post‐operative bed availability is often ignored. This can lead to the boarding of patients overnight in the post‐anesthesia care unit (PACU) because intensive care unit beds ...
Carter Price +5 more
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THE ELDERLY PATIENT IN THE POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT
Nursing Clinics of North America, 1993This article discusses the implications of providing care to the elderly patient in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU). Using a systems approach, physiologic changes along with pharmacologic and pathophysiologic alterations associated with aging are identified.
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NARCOTICS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT
Nursing Clinics of North America, 1993The use of narcotics has a profound impact on the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) staff. This article details the actions, side effects, methods of administration, and postoperative uses of specific narcotic agents.
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Post Anesthesia Care Unit Nurses’ Experience Caring for Opioid Tolerant Patients
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 2021Introduction Nearly 20% of same-day surgery patients regularly consume opioids, with the majority undergoing orthopedic or neurosurgery procedures for relief from chronic pain. Many have become opioid intolerant and subsequently, experience more pain and consume more opioids postoperatively than opioid naive patients. Despite higher dosing, their pain
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