Perioperative Dexmedetomidine Supplement Decreases Delirium Incidence After Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Study

Conflicting data exist on the effect of dexmedetomidine on delirium. For the present study, a randomized trial was performed to investigate the effect of perioperative dexmedetomidine on the rate of postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - April 3, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Valery V. Likhvantsev, Giovanni Landoni, Oleg A. Grebenchikov, Alexey M. Ovezov, Yuri V. Skripkin, Rosalba Lembo, Dmitry I. Gaevskiy, Anna A. Tereshina, Andrey G. Yavorovskiy Tags: Original Article Source Type: research