Locking cortical screws capture bone fragments and buttress the subchondral surface. With a less traumatic device footprint than volar plates, and earlier range of motion. than with casting, this device is ideal for patients with fragility fractures. Â®. Curved Hub Design with.
PACU redirects here. For the fish, see Pacu. A post-anesthesia care unit, often abbreviated PACU and sometimes referred to as post-anesthesia recovery or PAR, is a vital part of hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and other medical facilities.
Work Parameters. Because PCU staff operate somewhere between the basic level of general care and the highly specialized level of ICU care, the parameters of the work were uncertain for years. In 2000, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses formed the Progressive Care Task Force.