Geuder D
J Post Anesth Nurs. 1994 Aug;9(4):244-6.
The increased use of technology and standards of care have turned the PACU into a high-technology, costly environment that is intensive care-like in character. The use of new-generation anesthetics and reversal and pain control agents has added significantly to the escalation of actual costs while decreasing length of stay. PACU managers are being called on to justify this high-dollar real estate with diminishing productivity statistics. The concept of reengineering is applied to these challenges as a management tool to break traditions to respond to the changing environment.
技术使用的增加和护理标准已将术后恢复室转变为一个高科技、高成本的环境，其特点类似于重症监护室。新一代麻醉剂、逆转剂和疼痛控制药物的使用显著增加了实际成本，同时缩短了住院时间。术后恢复室管理人员被要求用不断下降的生产率统计数据来证明这种高成本空间的合理性。重新设计的概念作为一种管理工具被应用于这些挑战，以打破传统，应对不断变化的环境。
