modified Aldrete Recovery Score
Modified Aldrete PACU recovery score (Aldrete 1995): activity, respiration, circulation, consciousness, oxygen saturation each 0-2; total 0-10, >= 9 ready for PACU discharge.
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Example
- Activity
- 2
- Respiration
- 2
- Circulation
- 2
- Consciousness
- 2
- Oxygen saturation
- 2
Result: modified Aldrete 10 of 10: ready for PACU discharge per Aldrete 1995 (cutoff >=9).
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What the result means
- <9
- Not yet ready for PACU discharge per Aldrete 1995.
- >=9
- Ready for PACU discharge per Aldrete 1995.
What you enter
- Activity (0-2)
- Respiration (0-2)
- Circulation (0-2)
- Consciousness (0-2)
- Oxygen saturation (0-2)
How this is calculated
Aldrete JA. The post-anesthesia recovery score revisited. J Clin Anesth. 1995;7(1):89-91. (Original: Aldrete JA, Kroulik D. A postanesthetic recovery score. Anesth Analg. 1970;49(6):924-934.) Read the source ↗
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