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Perioperative challenges and tailored anesthetic management in a frail elderly patient undergoing orthopedic surgery

Shilpa Sarang Kore , Pratikshya Nath

Pages 60-61 Published 11 June 2026 DOI 10.65929/JSIA.2026.1.2.006 Rights held by the authors

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How to cite this article

Kore SS, Nath P. Perioperative challenges and tailored anesthetic management in a frail elderly patient undergoing orthopedic surgery. J. Sci. Innov. Anesthesiol. 2026;1(2):60-61. doi:10.65929/JSIA.2026.1.2.006

Kore, S. S., & Nath, P. (2026). Perioperative challenges and tailored anesthetic management in a frail elderly patient undergoing orthopedic surgery. Journal of Scientific Innovations in Anesthesiology, 1(2), 60-61. https://doi.org/10.65929/JSIA.2026.1.2.006

Shilpa Sarang Kore, and Pratikshya Nath. "Perioperative challenges and tailored anesthetic management in a frail elderly patient undergoing orthopedic surgery." Journal of Scientific Innovations in Anesthesiology, vol. 1, no. 2, 2026, pp. 60-61. https://doi.org/10.65929/JSIA.2026.1.2.006

Shilpa Sarang Kore, and Pratikshya Nath. "Perioperative challenges and tailored anesthetic management in a frail elderly patient undergoing orthopedic surgery." Journal of Scientific Innovations in Anesthesiology 1, no. 2 (2026): 60-61. https://doi.org/10.65929/JSIA.2026.1.2.006

Kore, S. S., and Nath, P. (2026) 'Perioperative challenges and tailored anesthetic management in a frail elderly patient undergoing orthopedic surgery', Journal of Scientific Innovations in Anesthesiology, 1(2), pp. 60-61. https://doi.org/10.65929/JSIA.2026.1.2.006

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