The surgical ward called me to the patient. She was confused, they said, probably delirious. In people with delirium, consciousness, attention and orientation are impaired. As an anesthetist, I have specialized in this topic. The woman in her mid-seventies had been in the clinic for four days and I learned her story. Her husband said she fell and was in pain.
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