Aldrete_score v.1
An assessment score used to evaluate recovery after anesthesia and patient readiness to be discharged from PACU.
To calculate the total sum for the Aldrete score
<p>Use to evaluate the recovery of patients after anesthesia and their readiness to be discharged from PACU. The score is calculated by adding the points of the idividual variables:</p><p><strong>Variables</strong>:</p><table><thead><tr style="text-align: left;"><th>Variable</th><th>Answers</th><th>Points</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="text-align: left;"><td rowspan="3">Consciousness</td><td>Fully awake</td><td>2</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td>Arousable</td><td>1</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td>Not responding</td><td>0</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td rowspan="3">Mobility – on command</td><td>Able to move four extremities</td><td>2</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td>Able to move two extremities</td><td>1</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td>Able to move 0 extremities</td><td>0</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td rowspan="3">Breathing</td><td>Able to breathe deeply</td><td>2</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td>Dyspnea</td><td>1</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td>Apnea</td><td>0</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td rowspan="3">Circulation</td><td>Systemic BP ≠ 20% of the preanesthetic level</td><td>2</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td>Systemic BP between 20% and 49% of the preanesthetic level</td><td>1</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td>Systemic BP ≠ 50% of the preanesthetic level</td><td>0</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td rowspan="3">Color</td><td>Normal</td><td>2</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td>Pale, jaundiced, blotchy</td><td>1</td></tr><tr style="text-align: left;"><td>Cyanotic</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The evaluation occurs immediately after surgery and then every 1 hour before the patient is deemed as ready for discharge.</p>
1. Aldrete JA, Kroulik D. A postanesthetic recovery score. Anesth Analg. 1970; 49(6):924-34.
OBSERVATION.aldrete.v0, EVALUATION.aldrete_score_assessment.v0
