Fast-tracking in ambulatory anesthesia
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Fast-tracking in ambulatory anesthesia.
have suggested the feasibility and safety of bypassing the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) following ambulatory surgery, a procedure known as “fast-tracking”. The implementation of a fast-tracking protocol in clinical anesthesia practice has been expected to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of an ambulatory facility by eliminating unnecessary delays in discharge and by decreasing PACU ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0832-610X,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03016193