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The protocol of the Oslo Study of Clonidine in Elderly Patients with Delirium; LUCID: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Delirium affects 15% of hospitalised patients and is linked with poor outcomes, yet few pharmacological treatment options exist. One hypothesis is that delirium may in part result from exaggerated and/or prolonged stress responses. Dexmedetomidine, a parenterally-administered alpha2-adre...

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Autores principales: Neerland, Bjørn Erik, Hov, Karen Roksund, Bruun Wyller, Vegard, Qvigstad, Eirik, Skovlund, Eva, MacLullich, Alasdair MJ, Bruun Wyller, Torgeir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4336683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887557
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0006-3