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After surgery , you'll go to the recovery room. This also may be called the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). There, clinical staff will closely monitor you as you recover from anesthesia. The length of time you'll spend in recovery depends on the type of surgery you had and your condition. While in recovery, the clinical staff may do the following:
Monitor vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse, oxygen levels, and breathing
Watch for any signs of complications
Take your temperature
Check for swallowing or gagging
Monitor your level of consciousness
Check any lines, tubes, or drains
Check the wound
Check IV (intravenous) infusions
Monitor your urine output
Keep you comfortable with pain medicine and body positioning
You can help your recovery by doing certain breathing and moving exercises in the recovery room. The staff will help you try the following:
Deep breaths. Lying flat for an extended time can cause fluids to build up in the lungs. Taking deep breaths using the entire diaphragm and belly can prevent pneumonia from developing.
Coughing. Coughing helps remove chest secretions. This also helps prevent pneumonia.
Turning. Changing positions while in the recovery bed helps stimulate circulation and deeper breathing and relieves pressure areas.
Foot and leg exercises. Moving the legs and feet stimulates blood flow. Depending on the type of surgery, you will be encouraged to bend the knee and raise the foot several times, to "bicycle" and to draw circles with your big toes. You may be asked to wear special elastic stockings to stimulate circulation.
In some cases, you may be moved to the intensive care unit (ICU) for further, close monitoring. This is most often needed if you require mechanical ventilation, or if you are recovering from heart attacks or major surgery. It's also needed if you go into shock, or if you develop kidney failure. In intensive care, clinical staff closely watch you minute-by-minute. They will use specialized equipment to monitor your vital signs and heart.