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Volume 5, Issue 8(Suppl) J Nurs Care 2016
ISSN: 2167-1168 JNC, an open access journal
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Euro Nursing 2016
October 17-19, 2016
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15th Euro Nursing & Medicare Summit
October 17-19, 2016 Rome, Italy
Post anesthesia care unit (PACU) update
A D John
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, USA
The Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is a key element in ensuring a successful operative experience. Recovery from surgery
is dependent on a transition from the intensive focus of the operating room to safe care in the hospital ward or home after
surgery. The key area of transition is the PACU. It is in the PACU that the patient ‘awakens’ from anesthesia. Respiratory
function has to be maintained and stable vials signs have to be assured. In addition, pain issues as well as postoperative nausea
have to be addressed. In an effort to facilitate throughout each type of surgery is establishing protocols to aid in rapid recovery,
minimize pain, increase ambulation, and decrease hospital stay. What are the keys to ensuring patient safety in the PACU?
Biography
Amballur D. John is currently an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Director of Student Education, Department of Anesthesia at
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, USA. He did his B.A. from Harvard University and his M.D. from New York Medical College, USA. He has trained
in Internal Medicine Residency at Metro West Medical Center, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and his Fellowship
in Cardiac Anesthesiology from Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cardiac Anesthesiology from Massachusetts General Hospital.
A D John, J Nurs Care 2016, 5:8(Suppl)