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Pacu
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Pa´cu
n.1.(Zool.) A South American fresh-water fish (Myletes pacu), of the family Characinidæ. It is highly esteemed as food.
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In the postanesthesia care unit, patients were given morphine as needed for pain and ondansetron as needed for nausea and vomiting.
Intraoperative bupivacaine for reduction of post-tonsillectomy pain: ... by Watts, Tammara L.; Kountakis, Stilianos E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Next, a weaning protocol for postoperative patients was developed, which cut the number of patients staying overnight in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) by more than 30 percent.
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He was monitored in the postanesthesia care unit overnight to observe for any postoperative respiratory distress.
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