Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/12923752
Switch to
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
4
|
| pubmed:dateCreated |
2003-8-18
|
| pubmed:abstractText |
This retrospective evaluation assessed the impact of discharging outpatients home directly from the PACU as an alternative to "PACU bypassing." A total of 1,380 outpatients who had undergone minor ambulatory procedures were evaluated. Nine hundred fifty-two outpatients were admitted to a designated PACU fast-tracking area to facilitate an earlier discharge. Of the outpatients admitted to the PACU fast-track area, 88% were discharged home within 60 minutes (mean time [+/- SD] of 58 +/- 8 minutes]. The remaining 12% were discharged home from the PACU in an average of 88 (+/- 12) minutes. The recovery times for the 428 outpatients who were initially considered for the PACU fact-tracking program but were admitted to the regular PACU and recovered according to the conventional (two-step) pathway were 38 +/- 25 minutes in the PACU, followed by 61 +/- 32 minutes in the day surgery step-down unit. We conclude that this pilot program demonstrates the feasibility of discharging patients home from the PACU. Only 12% of the outpatients who were admitted to the PACU fast-track area failed to be discharged within 60 minutes. The overall times to discharge from the PACU fast-track area compared favorably to discharge times for outpatients bypassing the PACU. This program provides nurses with an alternative recovery pathway for fast-tracking patients after ambulatory surgery.
|
| pubmed:language |
eng
|
| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
N
|
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
|
| pubmed:month |
Aug
|
| pubmed:issn |
1089-9472
|
| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
|
| pubmed:volume |
18
|
| pubmed:owner |
NLM
|
| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
|
| pubmed:pagination |
247-53
|
| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
|
| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Anesthesia Recovery Period,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Feasibility Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Hospitals, University,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Length of Stay,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Nursing Evaluation Research,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Patient Discharge,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Pilot Projects,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Postanesthesia Nursing,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Postoperative Care,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Progressive Patient Care,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Recovery Room,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Surgical Procedures, Elective,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Surgicenters,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Texas,
pubmed-meshheading:12923752-Time Factors
|
| pubmed:year |
2003
|
| pubmed:articleTitle |
PACU fast-tracking: an alternative to "bypassing" the PACU for facilitating the recovery process after ambulatory surgery.
|
| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75390-9068, USA. paul.white@utsouthwestern.edu
|
| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Evaluation Studies
|