Delirium prevention: another piece of the puzzle

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Editorial

Beth M T Teegarden et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Dec.

. 2016 Dec;8(12):E1614-E1616.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.12.27.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0877, USA.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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