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Employee Engagement in the PACU
<p>A clear vision is a powerful tool that can help advance employee engagement within nursing units. There is a great need for a compelling vision for the operation of a safe, efficient, equitable, effective, and patient centered healthcare delivery system. It is crucial to identify what actions …
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SEED DISPERSAL ROLE AND NUTRITIONAL STUDIES OF TWO SERRASALMID FRUGIVORE AMAZON FISH, BLACK PACU AND RED PACU
Black pacu Colossoma macropomum and red pacu Piaractus brachypomus are two endemic fruit and seed-eating Amazon fishes considered to be important seed dispersing agents in flooded forests. Dwindling populations coupled with the omnivorous feeding habits, rapid growth, high meat quality and …
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Effects of Co-Existing Factors on PACU Stay Time
… in OSA diagnosed patients; (p< .017) extended PACU stay time in OSA diagnosed patients; (p= 0.05) and unplanned admissions in OSA patients; (p=. 007). Patients with OSA use higher number of prescribed medications compared to non-OSA patients have a 3.36 greater chance of hypertension as an …
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Aquaculture of Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) and a Comparison of its Quality: Microbiological, Sensory, and Proximate Composition
… were determined following dressing of pacu. The microbiological quality of pond cultured pacu was compared to aquacultured hybrid striped bass, tilapia, and rainbow trout grown in pond and recirculating aquaculture systems. Sensorial analyses for differences in flavor, preference, and …
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Aspectos da alimentação do pacu adulto, Colossoma mitrei (Berg, 1895) (Pisces, Characidae), no Pantanal de Mato Grosso
The feeding of “pacu”, Colossoma mitrei (Berg, 1895) in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, was investigated in the months of February and March 1977 and in the period between February 1981 and January 1982. Stomach fullness and diet composition in this species were directly related to the variation of …
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Respiratory Management Education for the Post Anesthesia Care Unit Registered Nurse
Background: Post anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurses provide patient care during the vulnerable postoperative period when patients are at greatest risk of experiencing respiratory management issues and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). In rural facilities such as Canyon Vista Medical …
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Improving surgical patient flow in a congested recovery area
… through multiple Post-Anesthesia Care Units (PACUs) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The PACU is where surgical patients recover following their procedure that takes place in the Operating Room (OR) suite. Some patients experience delays when leaving the OR due to the lack of a staffed …
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Use of location data for the surveillance, analysis, and optimization of clinical processes
… operating room to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), is one such system that utilizes manual timestamps routinely entered as standard process of care in the operating room in order to track a patient's progress through the post-operative period. This integrated real time system facilitates …
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Standardized post-anesthesia handoff to improve interdepartmental communication
… (CRNA) and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Registered Nurses (RN), as the patient is waking up from the procedure and eliminating anesthetic gases and medications while opiates and regional medications are onsetting. During this period, the patient also has an increased need for …
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Development and implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for women undergoing a mastectomy
… requirements in a post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)? Patients undergoing breast cancer surgery have multiple risk factors and the reported incidence of PONV reaches up to 80%. Over half of post-surgical breast cancer patients develop neuropathic pain syndromes. A mastectomy ERAS guideline was …
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Improving surgical patient flow through simulation of scheduling heuristics
… hospital beds in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). These patients wait more than sixty minutes on average after being medically cleared to depart the PACU. A simulation model is built to evaluate the downstream effects of each scheduling rule and discharge process change. The model takes into …
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A study of organizational alignment at a Boston area hospital and its effects on patient throughput in the peri-operative areas
… patients into the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). As the different services of the hospital are inherently reliant upon each other, this issue cannot be isolated and resolved in this one hospital area. As this is the initial year of this research collaboration, the purpose of this work is to …
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Improving patient outcomes through use of the teach-back method in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit
… (CNL) project was the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at a level I trauma center in the Bay Area. The goal was to improve the discharge education performed by the PACU nurses to improve patient safety and decrease the chance of complications or readmissions to this hospital. With no clear …
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Exploring Predictors of Robotic Gynecologic Ambulatory Surgical Patient Same-Day Discharge
… vomiting, prolonged postanesthesia care unit (PACU) length of stay, discharge readiness, and same-day discharge rates among robotic gynecologic ambulatory surgical patients in a Southern California free-standing women’s hospital.<strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Conceptual Basis: </strong>The …
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale (n-Pass) Tool in Infants and Children Age One to Thirty-Six Months in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
… months in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). This study design was a prospective, non-experimental psychometric evaluation of the N-PASS tool.</p><p>The research was conducted at a Midwestern Medical Center. The sample analyzed comprised forty subjects aged one to thirty-six …
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Implementing an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for adult surgical patients undergoing a gynecological oncology procedure
… time spent in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) and overall length of hospital stay which leads to an increase in hospital costs. Recommendations to prevent PONV and reduce opioid consumption are present in the literature for gynecological oncology patients in all phases of surgical care. A …
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Desenlaces postoperatorios en pacientes ASA I y II quirúrgicos de riesgo bajo e intermedio según el estado de ansiedad. Hospital Universitario Méderi, 2018
Un porcentaje importante de pacientes que van a cirugía electiva cursan con cierto grado de ansiedad, que está en relación con desenlaces no deseados en el campo de la medicina perioperatoria. Aunque la ansiedad preoperatoria se considera una respuesta normal, su magnificación o respuesta exagerada …