Methodological Considerations in the Evaluation of Ciprofol's Effect on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients [Letter]

Yanfei Lu^{1

2}, Fang Cai^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
² Research Institute of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.

Yanfei Lu et al. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2025.

. 2025 Oct 1:19:8933-8934.

doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S566568. eCollection 2025.

Yanfei Lu^{1

2}, Fang Cai^{1

2}

¹ Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
² Research Institute of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this communication.

Methodological Considerations in the Evaluation of Ciprofol's Effect on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients [Response to Letter].
Chen Z, Liu YY, Hu Q, Wang JS, Cao RY, Yu ST, Lu F, Zhong ML, Liang WD, Wang L. Chen Z, et al. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2025 Oct 17;19:9353-9354. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S571113. eCollection 2025. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2025. PMID: 41127364 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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