POST ANAESTHESIA RECOVERY SCORE (MODIFIED ALDRETE)
Patient’s name: _______________________________________ UID: ________________________
Age: ____________________ Gender: ____________________ Department: __________________
Type of Anaesthesia: __________________________ Surgery: ___________________________
Date and time of Anaesthesia: _____________________________________________________
SCORING (Date of scoring ______________; Time ________________)
Criteria Scores Patient’s score Remark
Activity 2 = Able to move all 4 limbs
1 = Able to move any two limbs only
0 = Unable to move any limb
Respiration 2 = Able to breathe deeply and cough freely
1 = Dyspnoea or limited breathing
0 = Apnoeic or unable to breathe
Circulation 2 = BP +/- 20% of pre-anaesthetic level
1 = BP +/- 20%-49% of pre-anaesthetic level
0 = BP +/- >50% of pre-anaesthetic level
Consciousness 2 = Fully awake
1 = Arousable on calling
0 = Not responding
O2 saturation 2 = Able to maintain SpO2 >92% on room Air
1 = Needs supplementary O2 to maintain SpO2 >90%
0 = SpO2 <90% despite supplementary O2
Pain 2 = Minimal to no pain, controllable with oral analgesics
1 = Presence of pain despite analgesic
Surgical 2 = Minimal/Does not require dressing change
Bleeding 1 = Moderate/Up to two dressing changes required
0 = Severe/More than three dressing changes required
Nausea and 2 = None to minimal
Vomiting 1 = Moderate
0 = Severe
Total score of patient
Interpretation of score: Patient with score of 9 or higher can be considered for shifting out of recovery area
Recommendation: ___________________________________________________________
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Assessment and scoring done by;
Name: _____________________________________ Designation: _______________________
Signature: ___________________________________ Date: _____________________ Time: ___________________