Advice for the hospitalist caring for a patient after delirium in the post-anesthesia care unit
You are called by the bedside nurse that your patient arrived on the floor from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). The nurse tells you that the patient was delirious and agitated after anesthesia, pulled out their IVs, and was sedated by the PACU team. They are …
Advice for the hospitalist caring for a patient after delirium in the post-anesthesia care unit
