What happens in the recovery room?
After surgery, most patients regain full consciousness in the recovery room, although people differ in their responses to anesthesia and some feel drowsy for a while after they return to their own hospital room. During the first few hours after the operation, there will be several people—both doctors and nurses—attending the patient. They monitor the blood pressure, pulse, and level of alertness, and they check the patient’s eyes and ask the patient to perform certain simple tasks, which are tests to be sure that recovery is going well.
After surgery, most patients regain full consciousness in the recovery room, although people differ in their responses to anesthesia and some feel drowsy for a while after they return to their own hospital room. During the first few hours after the operation, there will be several people-both doctors and nurses-attending the patient. They monitor the blood pressure, pulse, and level of alertness, and they check the patient’s eyes and ask the patient to perform certain simple tasks, which are tests to be sure that recovery is going well.
