Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2668945 | Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Cardiac monitoring is routinely performed on all adult patients in the immediate postoperative period in the Phase I PACU, regardless of the surgery/procedure or type of anesthesia given. This practice is based on the premise that there may be a possibility of a postanesthesia arrhythmia or cardiac event that would need to be recognized and treated. The purpose of this study was to explore whether routine cardiac monitoring is a valid practice for healthy individuals (ASA I) or merely a tradition of postanesthesia nursing care.
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Authors
Kathy Daley, Sonia Huff,