Introduction of a Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit in a Teaching Hospital Is Associated with a Reduced Length of Hospital Stay in Noncardiac Surgery: A Single-Centre Interrupted Time Series Analysis.
Nick J KoningJoost L C LokinElisabeth A RooversJan Willem KallewaardWim H van HartenCor J KalkmanBenedikt PreckelPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2024)
The introduction of a PACU for postoperative care of patients undergoing intermediate to high-risk noncardiac surgery was associated with a reduction in the length of stay at the hospital, without increasing postoperative complications.
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