PACU

• Identify patient as ERAS

• Hand Off

  • • Confirm with CRNA ALL medications given intra-op for safety precautions and to ensure no double dosing occurs

• SCDs

  • • from PACU arrival until discharge – while in bed or chair

• Rescue analgesia

  • • 1st Fentanyl IV

    • 2nd Ketamine 20mg IV

• Epidural management:

  • • Standard ERAS infusion of 0.0625% bupivacaine

    • Infusion at 6-10 ml/hr

• If patient remaining in PACU for extended period before transferring to ICU, you may need to release ICU orders and begin implementing. Click below to go straight to RN-ICU Page