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The simple fix that can prevent postoperative delirium
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Waking up in a sterile room while heavily drugged is terrifying, but stripping away a patient's senses practically guarantees postoperative hallucinations. Hospitals drastically reduce post-surgical delirium simply by slapping a patient's glasses back on and popping in their hearing aids the second they wake up. Grounding them in reality stops the brain from inventing its own terrifying sensory input.
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