Prolonged-stay patients in the PACU: A review of the literature

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 151-155

  Lalani, Sharifa Bashir ^a   Ali, Fauziya ^a   Kanji, Zeenatkhanu ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Literature review; Postanesthesia care unit (PACU)

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOVERY ROOM; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; RECOVERY ROOM; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84880602368     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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