Prevalence of relevant early complications during the first 24 h on a normal ward in patients following PACU care after medium and major surgery: a monocentric retrospective observational study

CONCLUSION: Based on a medical case-by-case assessment, it is possible to select patients who after a PACU stay of only up to 12 h have a low risk of emergency readmission to an ICU within the 24 h following the transfer to the NW. Continued research will be needed to further improve transfer decisions in such low-risk …