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The Hip Fracture Surgery in Elderly Patients (HIPELD) study: protocol for a randomized, multicenter controlled trial evaluating the effect of xenon on postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery

BACKGROUND: Strategies to protect the brain from postoperative delirium (POD) after hip fracture are urgently needed. The development of delirium often is associated with the loss of independence, poor functional recovery, and increased morbidity, as well as increases in length of hospital stay, dis...

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Autores principales: Coburn, Mark, Sanders, Robert D, Maze, Mervyn, Rossaint, Rolf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3488510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23016882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-180