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. 2022 Sep 19;82:104680. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104680

Table 1.

Aldrete scoring system for discharging patients from the post anesthesia care unit.

Discharge criteria Score
Activity: Able to move voluntarily or on command
Four extremities 2
Two extremities 1
Zero extremities 0
Respiration
Able to deep breath and cough freely 2
Dyspnea, shallow or limited breathing 1
Apneic 0
Circulation
Blood pressure ± 20% of pre-anesthetic level 2
Blood pressure ± 20–50% pre-anesthetic level 1
Blood pressure ± 50% of pre-anesthetic level 0
Consciousness
Fully awake 2
Arousable on calling 1
Not responding 0
O2 saturation
Able to maintain O2 saturation >92% on room air 2
Needs O2 inhalation to maintain O2 saturation >90% 1
O2 saturation <90% even with O2 supplementation 0
A score 9 or 10 was required for discharge Total score: _____.
Yes No
Delayed discharge
Total