Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2668945 Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 2010 5 Pages PDF
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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