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

• Main Authors: Luciana Bjorklund de Lima (Author), Deise Borges (Author), Samara da Costa (Author), Eneida Rejane Rabelo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...