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Performance of Melatonin as Prophylaxis in Geriatric Patients with Multifactorial Risk for Postoperative Delirium Development: A Randomized Comparative Study

OBJECTIVE: Postoperative delirium is the worst patient outcome. Elderly patients undergoing orthopaedic procedures under general anaesthesia are highly liable to experience delirium. Several studies supported melatonin use for the prevention of delirium. This work evaluated the prophylactic efficien...

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Autores principales: Abdullah Mohamed, Sherif, Rady, Ashraf, Youssry, Mona, Reda Abdelaziz Mohamed, Mennatallah, Gamal, Medhat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9361198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35801323
http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/TJAR.2022.20017