Dan Med Bull
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Extant literature shows that women having undergone breast cancer surgery have substantial problems at the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU). Based on nursing reports and elements of the discharge scoring system recommended by The Danish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, the present prospective, observational study aims to determine why these patients stayed at PACU. ⋯ Low SpO2 (< 90%), the workload at the PACU and time spent waiting for transport to the ward were the primary reasons why patients stayed at the PACU after breast cancer surgery.