Use of postanesthesia discharge criteria to reduce discharge delays for inpatients in the postanesthesia care unit

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-179

  Brown, Irwin ^a   Jellish, W Scott ^a   Kleinman, Bruce ^a   Fluder, Elaine ^a   Sawicki, Kris ^a   Katsaros, Jeri ^a   Rahman, Raed ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge criteria; Discharge delays; Inpatient safety; Postanesthesia care unit; Recovery room

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIANS; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY ROOM;

EID: 43849099331     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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