Post Anesthesia Recovery Room

Post anesthesia care unit nurses pacu also known as perianesthesia nurses or recovery room nurses care for patients who are waking up from anesthesia after surgery.

Post anesthesia recovery room.

Post anesthesia care unit pacu phase i recovery room. A post anesthesia care unit often abbreviated pacu and sometimes referred to as post anesthesia recovery or par or simply recovery is a vital part of hospitals ambulatory care centers and other medical facilities. Should you require more intense observation you may be taken to the intensive care unit at university hospital or the critical care trauma. The recovery from sedation is similar to that of general anesthesia but patients usually wake up quicker and their recovery time is shorter.

During recovery from all anesthetics a quantitative method of assessing oxygenation such as pulse oximetry shall be employed in the initial phase of recovery this is not intended for application during the recovery of the obstetrical patient in whom regional anesthesia was used for labor and vaginal delivery. Pain nausea difficulty breathing and fear and agitation are all common occurrences in the recovery room and will require the attention and expertise of a pacu nurse. Patients may have difficulty regaining consciousness or endure side effects from anesthesia including pain confusion nausea and difficulty breathing. After your procedure or operation you will be taken to the post anesthesia care unit pacu by the operating room team and your anesthesiologist.