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 somnolent now, but awaken to voice. Their family is
Advice for the hospitalist caring for a patient after delirium in the post-anesthesia care unit originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
