Interdisciplinary rounds in the postanesthesia care unit: a new perioperative paradigm

Patients in the perioperative and postanesthesia care unit (PACU) experience several transitions in patient care at the same time that the majority of major morbidities will arise. The transitions for these patients are at the critical juncture between surgery and a steady sustained recovery. Histor...

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Published inAnesthesiology clinics Vol. 30; no. 3; p. 427
Main Authors Hoke, Nicole, Falk, Scott
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2012
Subjects
Aged
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy
Laparotomy
Mastectomy
Middle Aged
Oximetry
Patient Care Team
Perioperative Care - methods
Perioperative Care - standards
Postoperative Care - methods
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Postoperative Complications - therapy
Recovery Room - organization & administration
Surgical Flaps
Teaching Rounds
Thrombectomy
Thrombosis - therapy
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Summary:Patients in the perioperative and postanesthesia care unit (PACU) experience several transitions in patient care at the same time that the majority of major morbidities will arise. The transitions for these patients are at the critical juncture between surgery and a steady sustained recovery. Historically these important medical problems have been addressed as a nonformalized process. The authors have introduced a formalized process, based on interdisciplinary rounding strategies used in intensive care units, to attend patients and address problems.
ISSN:1932-2275
DOI:10.1016/j.anclin.2012.07.008