Confusion Regarding Surgical Delirium-Is Dexmedetomidine the Answer?

Julia R Berian¹, Ronnie A Rosenthal^{2

3}, Thomas N Robinson^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
² Yale Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, West Haven, Connecticut.
³ Veterans Affairs Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven.
⁴ Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.
⁵ Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora.

Comment

Julia R Berian et al. JAMA Surg. 2017.

. 2017 Aug 16;152(8):e171511.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.1511. Epub 2017 Aug 16.

Julia R Berian¹, Ronnie A Rosenthal^{2

3}, Thomas N Robinson^{4

5}

¹ Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
² Yale Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, West Haven, Connecticut.
³ Veterans Affairs Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven.
⁴ Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.
⁵ Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora.

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Intraoperative Infusion of Dexmedetomidine for Prevention of Postoperative Delirium and Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Elective Noncardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Deiner S, Luo X, Lin HM, Sessler DI, Saager L, Sieber FE, Lee HB, Sano M; and the Dexlirium Writing Group; Jankowski C, Bergese SD, Candiotti K, Flaherty JH, Arora H, Shander A, Rock P. Deiner S, et al. JAMA Surg. 2017 Aug 16;152(8):e171505. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.1505. Epub 2017 Aug 16. JAMA Surg. 2017. PMID: 28593326 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.