A prospective observational cohort pilot study of the association between midazolam use and delirium in elderly endoscopy patients

BACKGROUND: Midazolam is a benzodiazepine commonly used in procedural sedation and general anaesthesia. Current anaesthetic guidelines advise the avoidance of benzodiazepines in elderly patients due to concerns of an increased risk of delirium. Delirium is associated with significant patient morbidi...

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Autores principales: Lee, Dickson, Petersen, Fiona, Wu, Maurice, Chapman, Gwenda, Hayman, Melanie, Tomkins, Kerrilyn, Fernando, Jeremy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7885452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33593276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01275-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7885452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33593276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01275-z

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