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Add an Aldrete Score

Select Add to open the ASC - Aldrete Score template.

The ASC - Aldrete Score template allows you to generate either the modified Aldrete score or full Aldrete score.
Do one of the following:
- Enter Time of the entry or select the clock to display the current time in the Time field.
- Select the drop-down arrow next to the Time field to open the Time Entry window. Enter the time using the numeric-key pad and select OK.
Select appropriate options in the template.
When you select an option, the Aldrete Score automatically calculates and displays in the respective fields below the options.
The system automatically fills the options selected on the left-side of the template to display the Aldrete score in the Modified Aldrete Post Anesthetic Recovery Score field.

If you select any options on the right-side of the template, the system fills the full Aldrete score automatically in the Aldrete Post Anesthetic Recovery Score Modified for Ambulatory Anesthesia field and clears the Aldrete score from the Modified Aldrete Post Anesthetic Recovery Score field.
If you have reviewed the documented data in the template, select the Sign off checbox.
The Completed by field is displayed with the current user name and the Date field is displayed with the current date.
Select Save.
Select Close.
The selected data appears in the grid on the Aldrete Score panel.
Note: Information entered in the grid is encounter-specific.
To view the Aldrete details recorded on a particular procedure stage, select the Stage filter field above the grid and select a stage from the picklist.
The grid filters data in the grid based on the selected procedure stage.
To remove an Aldrete Score, select a row to be removed on the Aldrete Score panel and select Remove.

Add an Aldrete Score

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Modify an Aldrete Score

Select a row to be edited in the Aldrete Score panel. Select Edit to open the ASC - Aldrete Score template. Make relevant changes in the selections. Select Save and then select Close.The Aldrete Score updates in the Aldrete Score panel. Parent topic: Aldrete Score Panel on the ASC - Preprocedure Template

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Aldrete Score Panel on the ASC - Preprocedure Template

The Aldrete Score panel is used to document the stage of care and general patient state of being. Aldrete Score is documented when anesthesia is given to the patient. Reference: Adapted from Aldrete JA, Kroulik D: A post-anesthetic recovery score. Anesthesia & Analgesia 49:924-933, 1970 This panel is located on the following templates: ASC - Preprocedure ASC - Intraprocedure ASC - Postprocedure Aldrete Score Add an Aldrete Score Modify an Aldrete Score Parent topic: ASC - Preprocedure Template

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Document the Aldrete Score

You can document the Aldrete score of a patient on the ASC - Aldrete Score template. Open the Hysteroscopy - Procedure template. In the Aldrete Score panel, select Add.The ASC - Aldrete Score template opens. ASC - Aldrete Score template To display the Aldrete Post Anesthetic Score in the Modified Aldrete Post Anesthetic Recovery Score © field, select the applicable options. Activity Respiration Circulation Consciousness O2 Saturation Note: The modified score must be at least 9 to discharge a patient. To display the Aldrete Post Anesthetic Score for Ambulatory Anesthesia in the Aldrete Post Anesthetic Recovery Score © Modified for Ambulatory Anesthesia field, select the applicable options in the following sections. Activity Dressing Respiration Pain Circulation Ambulation Consciousness Fasting - Feeding O2 Saturation Urine Output Note: The Aldrete Post Anesthetic Score must be at least 18 to discharge a patient. Select the Sign off checkbox.The username and current date appear in Comple

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Aldrete Score Panel on the ASC - Intraprocedure Template

The Aldrete Score panel displays the stage of care and general patient state of being documented on the ASC - Preprocedure template. The nurse or clinical support staff can review and make applicable changes to the existing details and/or add a new stage of care details. For information on the Aldrete Score panel documentation, see Aldrete Score Panel on the ASC - Preprocedure Template. Parent topic: ASC - Intraprocedure Template

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Aldrete Score Panel on the ASC - Postprocedure Template

The Aldrete Score panel displays the Aldrete scores documented on the ASC - Preprocedure and ASC - Intraprocedure templates. The clinicians can review and add Aldrete scores based on the post-procedure evaluation. For information on the Aldrete Score panel documentation, see Aldrete Score Panel on the ASC - Preprocedure Template. Parent topic: ASC - Postprocedure Template

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Use the General Panel on the ASC - Scheduling Questions Template

You can document general information on the procedure using the General panel. The General panel includes fields such as scheduled date and time of the procedure, location where the procedure is to be performed, and the rendering provider, specialty physician, and/or anesthesia provider involved during various stages of procedure. Select the Established patient or New patient option. General Panel If applicable, select the Historian field and select the historian providing the information on the patient's medical condition. Select the following fields and select appropriate providers from the corresponding list: Rendering provider Primary specialty physician Anesthesia provider To clear the values from the provider fields, double-click the blank space in the respective list. Note: The list that opens from the Anesthesia provider field allows you to search for the provider by typing the first three letters of the last name. You can select the top-blank row in the list and enter the appr