Since having a recovery room would be inconvenient/cut into profits,

Posted by they dump the burden of getting home still under anesthesia onto the patients. sm on Sat, Jul 30 2022 at 11:05 AM CDT:

In Reply to: I've never known it not to the policy around here. Too many people sneaking out posted by and trying to drive home under anesthesia. nm on Thu, Jul 28 2022 at 04:30 PM CDT:

In my opinion, if people are still too incapacitated to drive home alone, how safe are they going to be home alone after they get there?

Nobody ever releases a patient "still under anesthesia." That's ridiculous. They need to know you have a driver because many are still groggy. nm Wed, Aug 03 2022 at 09:46 AM CDT (1)
- And it can impair your reflexes and decision making for a while nm Talon Sun, Aug 07 2022 at 04:43 PM CDT (0)
I always go to a post-procedure recovery room after colonoscopy and they monitor my vital signs. SM Tue, Aug 02 2022 at 11:17 PM CDT (0)