Classification of Patients According to the Degree of Dependence on Nursing Care and Illness Severity in a Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Clasificación de pacientes según el grado de dependencia de los cuidados de enfermería y de la gravedad en una unidad de recuperación postanestésica Classificação de pacientes segundo o grau de dependência dos cuidados de enfermagem e a gravidade em unidade de recuperação pós-anestésica

This study aimed to classify patients according to their degree of dependence on nursing care (Perroca Classification System) and correlate this with the anesthetic risk (American Society of Anesthesiologists - ASA classification) in a post-anesthesia care unit. A cross-sectional study was conducted...

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Main Authors: Luciana Bjorklund de Lima, Deise Borges, Samara da Costa, Eneida Rejane Rabelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-10-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692010000500007