Paediatric anaesthesia & critical care
Measures of Quality of Recovery and Discharge-readiness Tools in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit
Authors' conclusion
These tools varied by intended phase and destination, with consistent coverage of consciousness, oxygenation, and hemodynamics but variable assessment of the airway, pain, nausea and vomiting, bleeding, and function.
Study context
- Population
- Children in pediatric PACU pathways8 tools identified
- Outcome
- PACU discharge-readiness and early recovery quality tools in children
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Tools identified: Steward score, Modified Aldrete Score, physiologic criteria-based score, White and Song fast-track score, Criteria for Fast-Tracking Children, Pediatric Post-Anesthetic Discharge Scoring System, Pediatric Readiness for Discharge Instrument, Discerning Post Anesthesia Readiness for Transition
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Original publication
Measures of Quality of Recovery and Discharge-readiness Tools in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit. Anesthesiology. Published 28 July 2026. doi:10.
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