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Archive > April, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 4

Anesthesia Alert

Staffing Your PACU for Peak Periods

Franklin Dexter, MD, PhD

The PACU may be the patient's last stop, but it's also where your day can grind to a halt if you don't adjust your staffing levels for those peak periods in your OR schedule. If you've tried everything to ease the gridlock of an overflowing recovery room, here's an idea that may finally help.

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