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.
1 Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU): Also known as the post-operative recovery unit, or recovery room, the PACU provides immediate post-op observation and stabilisation of patients following surgical operations and anesthesia.
The intra-operative period begins when the patient is transferred to the operating room bed and ends with the transfer of a patient to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). During this period the patient is monitored, anesthetized, prepped, and draped, and the operation is performed.