Table 2.

Discharge criteria

•Activity level: Steady gait with crutches, no dizziness. Stairs if required

•Nausea and/or vomiting: Minimal and efficiently treated with or without medications

•Vital signs: Must be stable and consistent with age and preoperative baseline. Systolic blood pressure within 20 mmHg of preoperative levels. Saturation > 95%. Pulse < 100 while resting

•Pain: The level of pain that the patient has should be acceptable to the patient. VAS < 3 at rest and VAS < 5 on mobilization

•Surgical bleeding: Postsurgical bleeding should be consistent with expected blood loss for the procedure and not require repeated dressing change. Patients should be hemodynamically stable (no tachycardia (pulse >100 at rest) and hypotension sBP < 100) and show no clinical signs of anemia (paleness, dizziness during mobilization and fatigue).