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 Roovers Jan Willem KallewaardWim H van HartenCor J KalkmanBenedikt Preckel

Published 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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