Post-anesthesia care unit

"PACU" redirects here. For the fish, see Pacu.

A post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) and sometimes referred to as post-anesthesia recovery or PAR, or simply recovery, is a part of hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and other medical facilities. Patients who received general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, or local anesthesia are transferred from the operating room suites to the recovery area. The patients are monitored typically by anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, and other medical staff.[1][2] Providers follow a standardized handoff to the medical PACU staff that includes, which medications were given in the operating room suites, how hemodynamics were during the procedures, and what is expected for their recovery. After initial assessment and stabilization, patients are monitored for any potential complications, until the patient is transferred back to their hospital rooms.[3][2]

  1. ^ "Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) | Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University". renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  2. ^ a b Simpson JC, Moonesinghe SR (March 2013). "Introduction to the postanaesthetic care unit". Perioperative Medicine. 2 (1): 5. doi:10.1186/2047-0525-2-5. PMC 3964324. PMID 24472674.
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