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Editorial
. 2021 Aug;76(8):1015-1017.
doi: 10.1111/anae.15462. Epub 2021 Apr 4.

Preventing delirium after hip fracture surgery

D Abraham  1 , M D Neuman  1   1   2
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Editorial

Preventing delirium after hip fracture surgery

D Abraham et al. Anaesthesia. 2021 Aug.
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Keywords: delirium; dexamethasone; hip fracture.

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