T&A Triage with or without Preoperative Polysomnography Clinical Pathway – Inpatient and Outpatient Specialty Care

Surgery/Perianesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Evaluation and Assessment

Post-anesthesia evaluations are performed by providers credentialed to administer anesthesia and occurs when the patient has recovered sufficiently and can participate in the evaluation.

Nurses will assess patients post-sedation or post-anesthesia care using the following recovery scores:

Job Aids

Immediate Recovery (Phase I) Assessment Criteria and Frequency
Ongoing Recovery (Phase II) Assessment Criteria and Frequency