Randomized clinical trial of intraoperative dexmedetomidine to prevent delirium in the elderly undergoing major non-cardiac surgery.

C-J LiB-J WangDong-Liang MuJ HuC GuoX-Y LiD MaD-X Wang

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2020)

Intraoperative dexmedetomidine halved the risk of delirium in the elderly after major non-cardiac surgery. Registration number: ChiCTR-IPR-15007654 ( www.chictr.org.cn).

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
acute kidney injury
middle aged
community dwelling
patients undergoing
lymph node metastasis
double blind
hip fracture