Abstract:Background. Post-anaesthetic sedation is a common practice as it pro vides greater comfort and psychological stability for patients. Some spe cialists claim that sedation in the post-anaesthetic care unit (PACU) is applied too seldom due to several reasons. The goal of this study is to evaluate sedation in PACU in several aspects. Materials and methods. A total of 299 patients admitted to the PACU after general, orthopedic-traumatologic or urologic surgical procedures were enrolled in this prospective study.… Show more
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