Postoperative and recovery room care

The main objectives of this unit of training are:

to manage the recovery of patients from general anaesthesia
to describe the organisation and requirements of a safe recovery room
to identify and manage common postoperative complications in patients with a variety of co-morbidities
to manage postoperative pain and nausea and vomiting
to manage postoperative fluid therapy
safely manage emergence from anaesthesia and extubation
shows awareness of common immediate postoperative complications and how to manage them
prescribes appropriate postoperative fluid and analgesic regimes
assess and treats PONV.

For further information about this unit select the link below to view the relevant section of the anaesthetic curriculum.
Introduction to Anaesthesia: Postoperative and Recovery Room Care

Supporting resources
The following links will launch a selection of the relevant e-Learning sessions and other resources on this memory stick associated with this unit of training. They will open in a new window. These and other related resources can also be accessed directly from the main menu.

e-Learning Anaesthesia
01_16_01 Reversal and Extubation
01_16_03 Transferring the Patient to Recovery
01_16_02 Management of Slow and Failed Recovery
01_17_01 Overview of Recovery
01_17_02 Airway Maintenance and Oxygen therapy
01_17_03 Analgesia and Antiemetics
01_17_04 Ward Visit After Major Surgery