TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 70. Recovery of the Healthy Patient A1 - Grecu, Loreta A1 - Bittner, Edward A. A1 - George, Edward A2 - Longnecker, David E. A2 - Brown, David L. A2 - Newman, Mark F. A2 - Zapol, Warren M. PY - 2012 T2 - Anesthesiology, 2e AB - The postanesthesia care unit (PACU) requires specially trained personnel to recognize and respond to clinical problems of patient care in the immediate postoperative period.The PACU should be located in close proximity to the operating rooms to access key personnel in a timely manner.The majority of patients admitted to the PACU experience an unremarkable recovery and are discharged from the PACU without problems.Prophylaxis for postoperative nausea and vomiting is far more effective than rescue therapy.Effective postoperative analgesia should be initiated during the surgical procedure.Hypoxia is most often the result of residual effects of anesthetic agents.Hypotension unresponsive to fluid resuscitation in a postoperative patient is most likely attributable to bleeding (unless proven otherwise). SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/07 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56650668 ER -