Impact of Short-Acting Spinal Anesthetic on Discharge from Postanesthetic Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis
Use of chloroprocaine was associated with earlier time to patients meeting PACU discharge criteria. These findings support the potential benefit of chloroprocaine over bupivacaine in terms of achieving earlier PACU discharge readiness, although this difference did not consistently translate into earlier actual PACU discharge.
Authors
- Angela Lo
- Isla Drummond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5498-3307)
- M. Ludlam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5051-1536)
Institutions
- Vancouver Coastal Health (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Provincial Health Services Authority (CA)
- Medication Management (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4212/cjhp.3618
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00