Sirrahsim

ICU and pacu

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Sirrahsim has 7 years experience and specializes in ICU and pacu.

When to Contact Anesthesia

Sirrahsim replied to Sirrahsim's topic in PACU

The patient spent several more hours in the PACU before being transferred to the floor in stable condition. So yes, it ended up being just fine to wait and see in this situation. Thank you all for your input. I am working hard to fine tune my ...
When to Contact Anesthesia

Sirrahsim replied to Sirrahsim's topic in PACU

This patient with their health history and the procedure performed should have been in and out of PACU in under an hour. The patient received doses of narcotics intraop that were generous but not usually considered excessive.
When to Contact Anesthesia

Sirrahsim replied to Sirrahsim's topic in PACU

How long would you let them sit that low? Even a healthy person can retain CO2 if they are hypoventilating.
When to Contact Anesthesia

Sirrahsim posted a topic in PACU

I am an ICU nurse who left the world of ICU and started in the PACU recently. The training was very much focused on unit specific charting and did not cover when I should report abnormal findings to anesthesia. Recently one of the anesthesiologists w...