Modified PADSS (Post-Anaesthetic Discharge Scoring System)

Modified PADSS scores home-readiness after ambulatory surgery to support same-day discharge decisions. Adjunct to clinical judgment, not a substitute; a total ≥9 does not authorize discharge unless vital signs score 2 and no single criterion scores 0.

Vital signs (BP and pulse vs preoperative baseline)

Activity / ambulation

Nausea / vomiting

Pain (acceptable to patient, controllable with oral analgesics)

Surgical bleeding