ASA committee member writes on caring for patients after delirium in the PACU on KevinMD.com

In the article, Elizabeth Mahanna-Gabrielli, M.D., a member of ASA’s Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia, discussed why hospitalists should be aware of post anesthesia care unit (PACU) delirium to help better care for patients undergoing surgery, as it is not always easy to identify. “With more than 46 million Americans over the age of 65, postoperative delirium is a major public health issue in this vulnerable population, and PACU delirium is an important element of this,” she wrote.