Table 2 Recovery scores in the post anaesthesia care unit

Activity

4 extremities, 2 extremities, 0 extremities

YES

Respiration

Deep breath, Dyspnoea, Apnoea

YES

Circulation/Vital Signs

BP ± 20 mm/20% to baseline, BP ± 20 to 50 mm/20 to 40% to baseline, BP ± 50 mm/40% to baseline

YES

YES

YES

Consciousness

Awake, Arousal on calling, Not responding

YES

Colour

Normal, Pale, Cyanotic

YES

Activity, Mental Status

Oriented and steady gait, Oriented or steady gait, Neither

YES

Pain, Nausea, Vomiting

Minimal, Moderate, Severe

YES

YES, Pain and PONV are both individually assessed

Surgical Bleeding

Minimal, Moderate, Severe

YES

YES

Intake and Output

Oral fluids and voided, Oral fluids or voided, Neither

YES

Ability to arise

By itself, no nausea, With assistance only, Not possible, Nausea

YES

Orientation^a

Person, Place, Time

‘yes-no’ question

Intake^a

‘yes-no’ question

Output^a

‘yes-no’ question

Score considered for discharge from PACU

≥ 9

≥ 9

≥ 9 and fulfill all ‘yes-no’ questions