Assad-Gutiérrez J

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FRAGMENTO

INTRODUCCIÓN

La conversión de las unidades de recuperación postanestésica (PACU, por sus siglas en inglés) en unidades de cuidados intensivos (UCI) constituye una estrategia bien establecida para la expansión temporal de la capacidad de atención crítica. Su implementación se reserva, de manera predominante, para escenarios de crisis o sobrecarga del sistema sanitario, como pandemias, desastres naturales o incrementos súbitos en la demanda de cuidados intensivos.

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