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The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of using orthostatic blood pressure (BP) testing as a discharge criterion from PACU after spinal anesthesia.
Compared with controls, patients randomized to ropivacaine met the discharge criterion for analgesia in 20 (0–38) versus 38 (15 64) h (p = 0.009), and intravenous opioid independence in 21 (0–37) versus 33 (11–50) h (p = 0.061).
Functional discharge criterion was safe independent or supervised mobility in a physical environment similar to patient's planned discharge destination.
In 2013, WHO issued new global guidance indicating that percentage weight gain should not be used as discharge criterion.
The MCID was calculated for DEMMI, HABAM and BI as the mean change score for patients who rated themselves 'much better' at discharge (criterion based method).
The anticipated time for achieving this discharge criterion was discussed at the weekly team rounds in the first week of a patient's admission; a discharge date was determined accordingly.
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This small discrepancy might be due to the difference in the ICU discharge criteria between each institution.
To determine whether a set of predetermined discharge criteria, used by nurses, shortens the length of patient stay in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) without compromising safety.
In his report, Stewart found that admission criteria to the MHU is too high — it requires a recent suicide attempt by the inmate — and that discharge criteria too low.
The length of the hospitalization was calculated as the time between the admission and the validation of the discharge criteria.
Discharge criteria were identical for all patients.
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