How being delirious after surgery could signal something far more serious

By Rania Spooner
Updated May 15 2016 - 10:33am, first published May 3 2016 - 11:15am
Delirium after anaesthesia can lead to death Photo: Mario Borg
Delirium after anaesthesia can lead to death Photo: Mario Borg

Every year, hundreds of Australians suffer delirium after surgery but the frightening episodes are dangerously under-diagnosed, a senior anaesthetist warns.

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