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. 2024 Mar 9;13(1):17.
doi: 10.1186/s13741-024-00371-1.

Effects of short-term preoperative intranasal dexmedetomidine plus conventional treatment on delirium following cardiac surgery in patients with sleep disorders

Jun Fang  1 , Jia Yang  1 , Mingyu Zhai  1 , Qiong Zhang  2 , Min Zhang  3 , Yanhu Xie  4
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Effects of short-term preoperative intranasal dexmedetomidine plus conventional treatment on delirium following cardiac surgery in patients with sleep disorders

Jun Fang et al. Perioper Med (Lond). .

Abstract

Study objectives: To assess whether preoperative dexmedetomidine (DEX) nasal drips combined with conventional treatment could mitigate the occurrence of postoperative delirium (POD).

Design: A prospective randomised controlled study.

Setting: The cardiac surgery intensive care unit (CSICU) and patient hospitalisation ward at a university hospital.

Participants: A total of 100 patients (aged ≥60 years) undergoing cardiac surgery at a university hospital between 7 January 2022, and 30 November 2022 met the eligibility criteria and were included in the study.

Interventions: Patients with sleep disorders (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ≥8) were divided into two groups: Group A (the placebo group, n=50), receiving a short-term preoperative placebo combined with conventional treatment and Group B (the DEX group, n=50), receiving short-term preoperative DEX combined with conventional treatment.

Measurements and results: The Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) was used for POD assessment in the CSICU, while the CAM was employed to assess delirium in the patient ward. Group B demonstrated a reduced incidence of POD compared to Group A (12% vs. 30%, odds ratio: 0.318, 95% confidence interval: 0.112-0.905, p=0.027).

Conclusion: The combined treatment involving DEX demonstrated a decreased incidence of POD in elderly individuals with sleep disorders undergoing cardiac surgery compared to the placebo combination treatment.

Trial registration: URL: www.chictr.org.cn with registration number ChiCTR 2100043968, registered on 06/03/2021.

Keywords: Cognitive function; Dexmedetomidine; Preoperative intervention; Sleep disorders.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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The technical flowchart of the clinical research on patients. EF ejection fraction, DEX dexmedetomidine
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The incidence of pre-intervention and post-intervention anxiety (A) and clinical insomnia (B) in Group A and Group B. Each vertical bar is represented as n (%). ** p <0.01
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