From the Post-anesthesia Care Unit to the Intensive Care Unit. Converting the PACU as a strategy for expanding critical care capacity

Jaime Assad-Gutiérrez

2026, Number S1

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Rev Mex Anest 2026; 49 (S1)

From the Post-anesthesia Care Unit to the Intensive Care Unit. Converting the PACU as a strategy for expanding critical care capacity

Assad-Gutiérrez J

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