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University of Birmingham: China-wide study will boost understanding of fatal surgical complication

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Post-operative delirium is a common, serious, neurological, complication where people have a sudden change in their brain functions after an operation. It is more common in older people, and leads to increased death, dementia, post-traumatic stress disorder, a longer length of hospital stay, extra nursing requirements and increased healthcare costs. People with a hip fracture […]