title: Immediate postoperative recovery: measurement and care.
abstract: When considering the postoperative care of surgical patients, there are three time periods that are important for both the patient's wellbeing and the planning of nursing care. These are termed the immediate recovery period, the intermediate stage of dependency, and the more long-term process of returning to normality. This article concentrates on the first of these stages.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lyon
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors