January 1, 2016Saudi Journal of Laparoscopy

Adverse events survey in the postanesthetic care unit in a teaching hospital

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Population

2,704 patients who were operated and admitted to the postanesthesia care unit at the University Malaya…

Design

Cross-sectional

Follow-up

PACU stay

Authors

MHMohamedSayed HajnourKing Saud University PTPatrickS K TanUniversity Malaya Medical Centre AEAbdelazeem EldawlatlyKing Saud University

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Implication

Single-center PACU survey data support local safety audits; leaves open generalizability and need for prospective outcome studies.

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Population

2,704 patients who were operated and admitted to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) at the University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC)

Outcome

Adverse events in the PACU (defined as modified Aldrete score <9 on a 10-point scale)safety

Nearly 10% of patients admitted to the PACU experience adverse events, predominantly hypothermia and cardiovascular instability, highlighting areas for quality improvement.

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Hajnour et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fdca32163a0a01bc41a67 https://doi.org/10.4103/2542-4629.193040

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Adverse events survey in the postanesthetic care unit in a teaching hospital

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