An older man goes into the hospital for “day” surgery expecting to be home that evening. When he wakes up in recovery he springs to his feet, falls down and breaks a hip. He remains in the hospital, often in the ICU, for a month then transfers to a nursing home where he has their version of physical therapy.
From what I’ve read in Forbes, the jumping up and falling is caused by the anesthetic that knocked him out. Have you seen this?

Topics: Delirium, anesthetic, falls, femur fracture, broken leg