2. What is recovery room
• A recovery room is a room in a hospital where
patients are placed after they have had an
operation under anesthesia, so that they can
be monitored while they recover. He was
monitored in the recovery room for
approximately 30 minutes following the
anesthesia.
3. Function
• The recovery room and surgical intensive care
unit are used mainly for the same general
purpose; that is, to accommodate a group of
patients who have undergone surgery and
need close observation and prompt care in
the event of sudden complications.
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• The Association of Anaesthetists of Great
Britain and Ireland define the recovery
room as “an area to which patients are
admitted from an operating room, where
they remain until consciousness is
regained and ventilation and circulation
are stable”.
