Pain in all its forms is a major problem that holds serious consequences suffered by postoperative patients during the length of recovery. Despite the advancement of medical protocols and analgesic variations and combinations, inadequately treated pain that persists is a hindering obstacle facing patients in the postoperative period. The cascade by which such pain influences patients’ lives is not merely physical but also extends to affect the quality of life lived with such pain, the lengthy recovery demanded by that pain, the byproduct of health care costs, and the overall satisfaction of pain management services. 1, 2, 3

That being said, the quality of health care is individually and subjectively reflected through patients’ level of satisfaction, as well as the optimality and effectiveness of the provided postoperative pain management. 4, 3 Regardless of all of the clinical challenges in the postoperative period, the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) aims to handle patients in the fragile period following surgery and anesthesia and manage them accordingly. The provision of PACU service in hospitals has led to overall positive clinical and physiological outcomes, as well as enhanced satisfaction of the provided pain management service. 5