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Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Patient population

All age group; mixed gender Post surgical/procedural patients

Hours of operation

24 hours / 7 days per week

Number of beds

16 and 3 in Labour and Delivery

Occupancy Rate

1000 cases per month

Staff categories

Registered Nurse

Primary patient diagnoses

  • General Surgery

  • Gynecology / OB

  • Genito-Urology

  • Orthopedics

  • Plastics

  • Burns/plastic and reconstruction surgery

  • Neurosurgery

  • Thoracic

  • Vascular

  • Ophthalmology

  • ENT

  • Maxillofacial surgery

  • Dental Surgery

  • Pediatrics

  • Organ Transplants (e.g. kidney)

  • Laser Surgery

  • Minimally Invasive Procedures (laparoscopic/endoscopic/robotic)

  • Trauma

  • C-Sections

Procedures

Post Anesthetic Recovery care of post surgical/procedural patients who had received:

  • General Anesthesia

  • Regional – Spinal, Epidural, Caudal..etc.

  • I.V. Sedation (MAC)

  • Local Anesthetic

Nursing care Delivery system

Total Patient Care in a Partnership Model