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Regional versus general anaesthesia in elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture: protocol for a systematic review

BACKGROUND: With an ageing population, the incidence of hip fractures requiring surgery is increasing. Post-operative delirium is common following hip fracture surgery. Delirium is associated with high mortality and morbidity, poor long-term functional outcomes and institutionalisation. There is som...

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Autores principales: Yeung, Joyce, Patel, Vanisha, Champaneria, Rita, Dretzke, Janine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4839155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27098125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0246-0