Discharge
Criteria
A 27yo woman s/p hemorrhoidectomy under spinal anesthesia is standing and walking, but has not yet urinated. She has tolerated ice chips, but felt nauseous after drinking orange juice. Her pain is well controlled with oral oxycodone. Your surgicenter closes at 5pm...it's now 4:45.
References: (note, all residents should have access to Anesthesiology articles online if they receive the journal. Many other journals are available with a USF account through MD Consult...just access it from the departmental home page)
A 27yo woman s/p hemorrhoidectomy under spinal anesthesia is standing and walking, but has not yet urinated. She has tolerated ice chips, but felt nauseous after drinking orange juice. Her pain is well controlled with oral oxycodone. Your surgicenter closes at 5pm...it's now 4:45.
- Do you discharge her home?
- Should patients void prior
to discharge? What if it were a general anesthetic? How about
a MAC?
- What is the Modified Aldrete
Score?
References: (note, all residents should have access to Anesthesiology articles online if they receive the journal. Many other journals are available with a USF account through MD Consult...just access it from the departmental home page)
