Tag Matthias R. Braehler

Postanesthesia Recovery

The postanesthesia care unit (PACU) is managed by anesthesiologists, who provide general medical supervision and coordination of patient care. Historically, PACUs did not become a standard part of hospital design until the late 1940s, after an influential study of mortality…

The Postanesthesia Care Unit

Key Points ▪ Emergence from general anesthesia and surgery may be accompanied by a number of physiologic disturbances that affect multiple organ systems. Most common are postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), hypoxia, hypothermia and shivering, and cardiovascular instability. ▪ In…