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Blood selenium and postoperative delirium in elderly orthopedic surgery patients: a prospective cohort study
2026-06-19
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<title>Abstract</title> <p> Background Selenium (Se) has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that directly target the key mechanisms implicated in postoperative delirium (POD). The current study investigated the association between blood Se and POD risk in elderly orthopedic surgery patients. Methods Patients aged ≥ 65 years who received general anaesthesia were enrolled and blood Se measured by Induc...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 94c2cede-4e68-5300-b6bd-636d15612f2f
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9705714/v1
