Antipsychotic prophylaxis in surgical patients modestly decreases delirium incidence - but not duration - in high-incidence samples: A meta-analysis

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 370-375

  Gilmore, Marsha L ^a   Wolfe, David J ^b,c  

^a NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Delirium; Prevention

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO; RISPERIDONE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EVENING DOSAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHEMOPREVENTION; DELIRIUM; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISPERIDONE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879462676     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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