Why the study?
Does a new fast-track scoring system reduce the need for postoperative IV analgesics and antiemetics compared to the modified Aldrete's scoring system in outpatients undergoing ambulatory surgery?
Population
216 female outpatients undergoing laparoscopic tubal ligation or cholecystectomy with general anesthesia
Comparison
New fast-track scoring system vs Modified Aldrete's scoring system
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Immediate postoperative period
Authors
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New criteria may better identify ambulatory patients unlikely to need rescue IV medications; leaves open whether adoption safely increases PACU bypass rates.
Does a new fast-track scoring system reduce the need for postoperative IV analgesics and antiemetics compared to the modified Aldrete's scoring system in outpatients undergoing ambulatory surgery?
A new fast-track scoring system that incorporates pain and emesis assessments may better identify outpatients suitable for bypassing the PACU without increasing nursing workload in step-down units.
White et al. (1999) studied this question.
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