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Effect of admission fascia iliaca compartment blocks on post-operative abbreviated mental test scores in elderly fractured neck of femur patients: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Post-operative cognitive impairment is common in elderly patients following surgery for hip fracture, with undertreated pain being an important etiological factor. Non-opioid based analgesic techniques, such as nerve blocks, may help reduce the risk of cognitive complications. The aim of...

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Autores principales: Odor, Peter M., Chis Ster, Irina, Wilkinson, Iain, Sage, Frederic
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5267435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28125964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-016-0297-8