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Care of the Neurosurgical Patient in the Post Anesthetic Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2009

Melissa McNeillis
Melissa McNeillis
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The Canberra Hospital Yamba Drive, Canberra ACT 2606 Australia.
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In this care study I will explain the care that SVB received following his admission to the Post Anaesthetic Care unit (PACU) and summarise his discharge to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The limitations that this case report presents are that often the care received in the PACU can be quite short in terms of total length of stay in hospital. It is not uncommon that High Dependency patients are received for initial care into the PACU following surgery and to be further discharged and nursed in either a dedicated High Dependency Unit or to the Intensive Care Unit.

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Research Article
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British Journal of Anaesthetic & Recovery Nursing , Volume 2 , Issue 3-4 , August 2001 , pp. 14 - 21
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Copyright © British Association of Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing 2001

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