Clinical Utility of an Undersized Nurse-Operated Recovery Room in the Postoperative Course: Results From an Italian Community Setting

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 185-190

  Conti, Duccio ^a   Ballo, Piercarlo ^b   Buoncristiano, Umberto ^a   Secchi, Stefano ^a   Cecconi, Paolo ^a   Buoncristiano, Marta ^a   Boccalini, Rossana ^c   Mondaini, Nicola ^d   Pedullà, Armando ^e  

^a Anaesthesia and Intensive Care   (Italy)

^b Cardiology Unit   (Italy)

^c Urology Unit   (Italy)

^d SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Ipazia Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Post anesthetic care unit; Postoperative adverse events; Recovery room; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901316034     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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