During recovery from all anesthetics a quantitative method of assessing oxygenation such as pulse oximetry shall be employed in the initial phase of recovery this is not intended for application during the recovery of the obstetrical patient in whom regional anesthesia was used for labor and vaginal delivery.
Post anesthesia recovery room.
Post anesthesia care unit pacu phase i recovery room.
As with general anesthesia you won t be able to drive and should probably have someone stay with you for at least the first several hours after you return home.
Patients may have difficulty regaining consciousness or endure side effects from anesthesia including pain confusion nausea and difficulty breathing.
It is an area normally attached to operating room suites designed to provide care for patients recovering from general anesthesia regional anesthesia or local anesthesia.
After your procedure or operation you will be taken to the post anesthesia care unit pacu by the operating room team and your anesthesiologist.
Some patients may experience side effects of the anesthesia or have trouble regaining consciousness.
Should you require more intense observation you may be taken to the intensive care unit at university hospital or the critical care trauma.
The recovery from sedation is similar to that of general anesthesia but patients usually wake up quicker and their recovery time is shorter.