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The prevention of delirium in elderly with obstructive sleep apnea (PODESA) study: protocol for a multi-centre prospective randomized, controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Delirium is a common problem that occurs in 5–50% of elderly individuals following surgery. Patients who develop delirium after surgery are at increased risk for serious complications. Recent studies suggest that patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder characterized...

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Autores principales: Wong, Jean, Lam, David, Choi, Stephen, Singh, Mandeep, Siddiqui, Naveed, Sockalingam, Sanjeev, Chung, Frances
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5751872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29298664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-017-0465-5