So you have enough ventilators in the PACU to cover virtually all of your beds?
We extubate in the OR unless the pt is going to stay ventilated, and seldom have
more than 2 or 3 vents going at once. Getting any more is a major hassle.


Sanford M. Miller, MD
sanford.miller@...

________________________________

From: Anesthideas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Anesthideas@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of James DuCanto
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 5:56 AM


Our practice of extubation in the OR vs recovery room is largely dictated by
the culture of the institution. The recovery room nurses at my institution are
all ICU trained, so they don't flinch when a patient arrives that needs a
ventilator or a t-piece.
Jim