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From: The length of stay in the post-anaesthesia care unit correlates with pain intensity, nausea and vomiting on arrival

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Incidence and severity of pain assessed using a NRS on admittance to the post-anaesthesia care unit and before discharge to the regular ward. PACU = regular post-anaesthesia care unit patients (NEMS ≤15), IMC = more complex, intermediate care patients (NEMS >15), NRS = numeric rating scale. Black bars: patients with NRS = 0, striped bars: patients with NRS 1–4, white bars: patients with NRS 5–10. Difference (triangle) between admittance (Adm) and discharge (Disc), single asterisks: p <0.05.

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Perioperative Medicine

ISSN: 2047-0525