Population
Patients requiring major surgery who stay in the recovery unit overnight (excluding ventilated patients)
Comparison
Post-anaesthesia care unit providing extended care vs Former practice of 'fast-tracking' through a…
Design
Other
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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Supports overnight PACU feasibility for major surgery; leaves open need for RCTs on safety, outcomes, and costs.
An overnight post-anaesthesia care unit can successfully manage non-ventilated major surgery patients, with over 90% discharged to a surgical ward within 24 hours.
Helen D. Reed (2011) studied this question.
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