Open AccessApplication of discharge criteria for home readiness using bispectral and supraglottic airway devices in day-care surgery without using muscle relaxants
Author(s) -
Joginder Pal Attri,
Manjit Singh,
Hemchandra Bhatt,
Kamal Jyoti,
Harjinder Kaur
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_20_17
Subject(s) - pacu , medicine , anesthesia , ambulatory , dexmedetomidine , sevoflurane , desflurane , propofol , american society of anesthesiologists , bispectral index , airway , surgery , sedation
The availability of rapid and short-acting intravenous and volatile anesthetics has facilitated early recovery that is why nowadays ambulatory surgery is becoming more common. If the criteria used to discharge patients from the Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU) are met in the operating room (OR), it would be appropriate to consider bypassing the PACU and transferring the patient directly to the step-down unit. This process is known as "fast-tracking" after ambulatory surgery.