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A patient with obstructive sleep apnea who uses CPAP at home had a laparoscopic hernia repair. After 70 minutes in PACU he scores 9 on the Aldrete scale, rates pain 3/10, and has an SpO2 of 95% on 2 L while awake. Each time he dozes off, his SpO2 falls to 86% with snoring pauses. The floor bed is ready. What is the best action?

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