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Preoperative Chronic Pain as a Risk Factor for Early Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Joint Replacement Surgery: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
2020-08-05
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background:</bold> Although there is high overall success rate of major joint replacement surgery, postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a very common complication after surgery, increasing morbidity and mortality. Identifying POCD risk factors would be helpful to prevent and decrease the occurrence of POCD. We hypothesised that preoperative chronic pain increases the risk...
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- e2eaf922-7cfe-5af3-b085-c6029c0fa816
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-46914/v1
