Following surgery, you will be taken to our Post Anesthesia Recovery Unit (PACU) staffed by compassionate, highly trained registered nurses under the direction of our Anesthesiologist. Your recovery time may be an hour or longer, depending on the type of anesthetic used. You may be transferred to PACU phase two for extended recovery if additional time is needed.
Your surgeon expects that you will eat, drink, void, and have pain under control prior to discharge from PACU. You may be drowsy for the rest of the day; drowsiness is not usually an indicator you will need to remain at our facility. However, you will be kept longer if you are extremely drowsy or hard to arouse.
Patients ready to leave PACU will either be discharged to the care of the person providing transportation or transferred to our inpatient unit. Your surgeon determines which types of surgery require an inpatient stay.
Our PACU nurses will attempt to reach patients at home the day after surgery. If you have a question or concern please call our nursing team at 215-244-7515.
