Evaluation of orthostatic blood pressure testing as a discharge criterion from PACU after spinal anesthesia

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-18

  Knoerl, Daniel V ^a   McNulty, Peggy ^a   Estes, Colleen ^a   Conley, Karen ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CONVALESCENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECOVERY ROOM; SAFETY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STANDARD; SUPINE POSITION; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECOVERY ROOM; SAFETY; SUPINE POSITION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035259791     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpan.2001.18203     Document Type: Article

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