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Optimising care for patients with cognitive impairment and dementia following hip fracture
DOI 10.1007/s00391-017-1224-4
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Autor:innenGill, N.; Hammond, S.; Cross, J.; Smith, T.; Lambert, N.; Fox, C.
ZeitschriftZeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie
Ausgabe2/2017
Jahrgang / SeitenJg. 50 · S. 39 bis 43
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BackgroundThe commonest causes of cognitive impairment in the elderly are dementia, delirium or a combined presentation [1]. Admission to hospital for surgical treatment of hip fractures is likely to be associated with some form of cognitive impairment, which may be precipitant to the trauma or prolonging to the hospital stay and frequently interdependent. In this context, dementia relates to progressive cognitive d…
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Gill, N.; Hammond, S.; Cross, J.; Smith, T.; Lambert, N.; Fox, C (2017) Optimising care for patients with cognitive impairment and dementia following hip fracture. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 50 (2), 39 bis 43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-017-1224-4
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