Does using a femoral nerve block for total knee replacement decrease postoperative delirium?

BACKGROUND: The effect of peripheral nerve blocks on postoperative delirium in older patients has not been studied. Peripheral nerve blocks may reduce the incidence of postoperative opioid use and its side effects such as delirium via opioid-sparing effect. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was co...

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Autores principales: Kinjo, Sakura, Lim, Eunjung, Sands, Laura P, Bozic, Kevin J, Leung, Jacqueline M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22405052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-12-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22405052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-12-4

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