The impact of dexmedetomidine on postoperative delirium: should we throw out a DECADE of research?

Thomas Payne; Mark Coburn; Stefan Dieleman; Gillian Heller; Meg Jardine; Yahya Shehabi; Robert D. Sanders

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2023.02.040

The impact of dexmedetomidine on postoperative delirium: should we throw out a DECADE of research?

Thomas Payne
, Mark Coburn
, Stefan Dieleman
, Gillian Heller
, Meg Jardine
, Yahya Shehabi
, Robert D. Sanders

School of Medicine

The University of Sydney
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
University of Bonn
Westmead Hospital
University of New South Wales
Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Monash University

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Editor—We read with interest the excellent systematic review and meta-analysis by Patel and colleagues on the role of perioperative dexmedetomidine in the prevention of postoperative delirium, that complemented our recent (more modest) effort.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E479-E481
Number of pages	2
Journal	British Journal Anaesthesia
Volume	130
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2023.02.040
Publication status	Published - Jun 2023

Keywords

anaesthesia
delirium
dexmedetomidine
neurocognitive disorder
postoperative delirium
surgery

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