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Intravenous acetaminophen: A new way to reduce occurrence of postoperative delirium in elderly patients
February, 2019
Postoperative delirium can afflict as many as half of patients
who undergo cardiac surgery and is particularly common and dangerous in older
patients. Researchers at BIDMC Department of Anesthesia identified a new method to reduce the occurrence of post-operative delirium.
