In Reply to: 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:
They won't release me until anesthesia meds wear off, I can sit up, dress myself and have a drink and a snack. Usually 30 minutes to an hour afterwards, I'm released. They also want to know who will be with me when I get home.
I don't know of any facilities in my area that send home people still under sedation and expect them to take care of themselves the rest of the day. I also don't know of any facility that will release a colonoscopy patient to a random cab driver or an Uber driver. They could be sued for medical malpractice.
I just don't give any credence to your claim that facilities release people still under anesthesia to home. That is considered medical malpractice.
I don't think it's that people are totally incapacitated, but rather the after effects of sedation even when reversed can affect your reflexes, and the facility would be legally liable.