Dexmedetomidine for prevention of delirium in elderly patients after non-cardiac surgery: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

The Lancet

Volumn 388, Issue 10054, 2016, Pages 1893-1902

  Su, Xian ^a   Meng, Zhao Ting ^a   Wu, Xin Hai ^a   Cui, Fan ^a   Li, Hong Liang ^b   Wang, Dong Xin ^a   Zhu, Xi ^b   Zhu, Sai Nan ^a   Maze, Mervyn ^c   Ma, Daqing ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; PLACEBO; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP QUALITY; TACHYCARDIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHINA; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHINA; CONFUSION; CRITICAL CARE; DELIRIUM; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84995460801     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30580-3     Document Type: Article

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