Question: I’ve seen several descriptions of anesthesia end time, but still am not clear on some details. Should the anesthesia end time be just before the notation that post-anesthesia care begins?
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Answer: Just because a patient moves to a post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) doesn’t mean your provider’s responsibility ends. The anesthesiologist or CRNA might continue monitoring the patient in the PACU for several minutes, so changing locations doesn’t constitute an automatic hand-off in care. [...]
