| Parameter |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Level of consciousness /analgesia |
Unresponsive or responsive only to painful stimuli |
Respond to verbal stimuli but fall asleep readily |
Awake & oriented or equivalent to preoperative status |
| Circulation |
SBP<100 mm Hg |
SBP>100 mm Hg |
SBP within normal limits for patient |
| Respiration |
Apneic |
Shallow, irregular breathing |
Able to breathe deeply or equivalent to preoperative status. |
| O2 saturation |
SpO2 ≤ 92% on oxygen. |
SpO2 ≥ 92% on oxygen. |
SpO2 ≥ 92% on room air or equivalent to preoperative status |
| Activity level |
Unable to lift head or move extremities voluntarily or on command. |
Lifts head or moves extremities on command |
Lifts head and moves all extremities spontaneously. Is able to ambulate consistent with surgical procedure or equivalent to preoperative |
Recovery criteria: minimum score of 8 in criteria 1-5, with a minimum of 2 in respiratory and O2 saturation.