Post Anesthesia Care Unit

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:hospital
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:PACU
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs recovery room
gptkbp:flowsThrough gptkb:hospital
home
intensive care unit
gptkbp:focusesOn pain management
patient safety
postoperative care
airway management
hemodynamic stability
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Post Anesthesia Care Unit
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:hospital
gptkbp:monitors nausea
consciousness
pain
bleeding
vital signs
airway
gptkbp:patientStayDuration short-term
gptkbp:purpose monitor patients recovering from anesthesia
gptkbp:receivesPatientsFrom operating room
procedural suites
gptkbp:relatedTo surgery
critical care
anesthesia
patient recovery
perioperative care
postoperative monitoring
gptkbp:requires specialized monitoring equipment
gptkbp:riskFactor pain
bleeding
respiratory depression
postoperative complications
nausea and vomiting
delayed emergence from anesthesia
gptkbp:staffedBy nurses
anesthesiologists
respiratory therapists
gptkbp:supportsProtocol infection control
vital sign monitoring
pain assessment
Aldrete score
airway management protocols
discharge criteria
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PACU
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7