Modeling Phase I Postanesthesia Care Unit Patient Transport Times Among Multiple Destinations
Authors' conclusion
PACU transport times differed significantly among destinations.
Study context
- Population
- Phase I postanesthesia care unit (PACU) patient transports tracked with Epic's Rover, July 2022 through April 2024
- Participants
- 22,846 PACU transports
- Exposure
- PACU transport times among destination categories, 4-hour periods and weekdays
- Outcome
- PACU transport times and workload
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Transports to phase II recovery faster than to other common destinations
- all adjusted P ≤ .0001
- Number of transports and total hours of transport time differed among 4-hour periods and destination categories
- all P < .0001
- Approximately half of all 4-hour periods had ≥1 delay; runs of delays significant
- P < .0001
- Prediction from transport count × overall mean time per transport insufficient; difference from actual time per 4-hour period (hours)
- −1.04 to +1.05
- Total hours of transport time per 4-hour period normally distributed for busiest 2 periods (Shapiro-Wilk W)
- > 0.99
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Modeling Phase I Postanesthesia Care Unit Patient Transport Times Among Multiple Destinations. Anesth Analg. Published 4 March 2025. doi:10.
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