Post Anesthesia Care Unit Staffing
(last updated 02/03/08)

2005

2003

Hsu VN, de Matta R, Lee CY. Scheduling patients in an ambulatory surgical center. Naval Research Logistics 50:218-238, 2003

Marcon E, Kharraja S, Smolski N, Luquet B, Viale JP. Determining the number of beds in the postanesthesia care unit: a computer simulation flow approach. Anesthesia & Analgesia 96:1415-1423, 2003

White PF, Rawal S, Nguyen J, Watkins A. PACU fast-tracking: an alternative to "bypassing" the PACU for facilitating the recovery process after ambulatory surgery. Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing 18:247-253, 2003
 

2002

Apfelbaum JL, Walawander CL, Grasela TH, Wise P, McLeskey C, Roizen MF, Wetchler BV, Korttila K. Eliminating intensive postoperative care in same-day surgery patients using short-acting anesthetics. Anesthesiology 97:66-74, 2002

Beaussier M. Decorps A. Tilleul P. Megnigbeto A. Balladur P. Lienhart A. Desflurane improves the throughput of patients in the PACU. A cost-effectiveness comparison with isoflurane. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 49:339-346, 2002

Epstein RH, Dexter F, Traub RD. Statistical power analysis to estimate how many months of data are required to identify post anesthesia care unit staffing to minimize delays in admission from operating rooms. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 17(2):84-88, 2002

Williams BA, Kentor ML, Williams JP, Vogt MT, DaPos SV, Harner CD, Fu FH. PACU bypass after outpatient knee surgery is associated with fewer unplanned hospital admissions but more phase II nursing interventions. Anesthesiology 97:981-988, 2002
 

2001

Dexter F, Epstein RH, Penning DH. Statistical analysis of post-anesthesia care unit staffing at a surgical suite with frequent delays in admission from the operating room - a case study. Anesthesia & Analgesia 92:947-949, 2001

Dexter F, Traub RD, Penning DH. Statistical analysis by Monte-Carlo simulation of the impact of administrative and medical delays in discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit on total patient care hours. Anesthesia & Analgesia 92:1222-1225, 2001

Duncan PG, Shandro J, Bachand R, Ainsworth L. A pilot study of recovery room bypass ("fast-track protocol") in a community hospital. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 48:630-636, 2001

Junger A, Klasen J, Benson M, Sciuk G, Hartmann B, Sticher J, Hempelmann G. Factors determining length of stay of surgical day-case patients. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 18:314-321, 2001

Saar LM. Use of a modified postanesthesia recovery score in phase II perianesthesia period of ambulatory surgery patients. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 16(2):82-89, 2001
 

2000

Mamaril M. Fast-tracking the postanesthesia patient: the pros and cons. Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing. 15(2):89-93, 2000
 

1999

Chung F, Mezei G. Factors contributing to a prolonged stay after ambulatory surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 89:1352-1359, 1999

Cohen MM, O-Brien-Pallas LL, Copplestone C, Wall R, Porter J. Nursing workload associated with adverse events in the postanesthesia care unit. Anesthesiology 91:1882-1890, 1999

Dexter F, Macario A, Manberg PJ, Lubarsky DA. Computer simulation to determine how rapid anesthetic recovery protocols to decrease the time for emergence or increase the phase I post anesthesia care unit bypass rate affect staffing of an ambulatory surgery center. Anesthesia & Analgesia 88:1053-1063, 1999

Tessler MJ, Mitmaker L, Wahba RM, Covert CR. Patient flow in the postanesthesia care unit: an observational study. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 46:348-351, 1999

Zollinger TW, Saywell RM Jr, Smith CP, Highland D, Pfeiffer B, Kelton GM. Delays in patient transfer: postanesthesia care nursing. Nursing Economics 17:283-290, 1999
 

1998

Cohen SE, Hamilton CL, Riley ET, Walker DS, Macario A, Halpern JW. Obstetric postanesthesia care unit stays: reevaluation of discharge criteria after regional anesthesia. Anesthesiology 89:1559-1565, 1998

D'Errico C. Voepel-Lewis TD. Siewert M. Malviya S. Prolonged recovery stay and unplanned admission of the pediatric surgical outpatient: an observational study. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 10:482-487, 1998

Tibi-Levy Y, de Pouvourville G, Rozenholc Y, Goursot G, Clergue F, Delemontey B, Feiss P, Laxenaire MC, Marty J, Beresniak A. Evaluation of benefits related to reduced length of stays in postanesthesia care units. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 14:172-179, 1998
 

1997

Dexter F, Rittenmeyer H. Measuring productivity of the phase I postanesthesia care unit. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing 12(February):7-11, 1997

Dexter F, Rittenmeyer H. A statistical method for predicting postanesthesia care unit staffing needs. AORN Journal 65:947-957, 1997

Dexter F, Rittenmeyer H. Quantification of phase I postanesthesia nursing activities in the phase II postanesthesia care unit. Nursing Outlook 45:86-88, 1997

Marshall S, Chung F. Assessment of ‘home readiness’: discharge criteria and postdischarge complications. Current Opinions in Anesthesiology 10:445-450, 1997
 

1995

Chung F. Recovery pattern and home readiness after ambulatory surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 80:896-902, 1995

Dexter F, Tinker JH. Analysis of strategies to decrease post anesthesia care unit costs. Anesthesiology 82:94-101, 1995

McAleer WE, Turner JA, Lismore D, Naqvi LA. Simulation of a hospital’s theatre suite. Journal of Management in Medicine 9(5):14-26, 1995
 

1985

Bell M, Warner JA, Cameron AE. Patient flow patterns in a recovery room and implications for staffing. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 78:35-38, 1985