Background The delirium-sparing effect of nighttime dexmedetomidine has not been studied
after surgery. We hypothesised that a nighttime dose of dexmedetomidine would reduce the …

Background Delirium is a postoperative complication that occurs frequently in patients older
than 65 years, and presages adverse outcomes. We investigated whether prophylactic low …

Background Delirium is a frequent complication after cardiac surgery and its occurrence is
associated with poor outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of …

Background Delirium is common in elderly patients after surgery and is associated with poor
outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the impact of intraoperative dexmedetomidine on …

Study objective To evaluate the efficiency of dexmedetomidine on the incidence of delirium
in patients after cardiac surgery. Design Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials …

Objective 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 …

Delirium occurs commonly following major non‐cardiac and cardiac surgery and is
associated with: postoperative mortality; postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction; …

Importance Postoperative delirium occurs in 10% to 60% of elderly patients having major
surgery and is associated with longer hospital stays, increased hospital costs, and 1-year …

Background The influence of dexmedetomidine on postoperative delirium (POD) in adult
surgical patients remains controversial. We aimed to analyse whether dexmedetomidine use …

Background Postoperative delirium (POD) among the elderly population that undergoes
noncardiac surgery is significantly associated with adverse clinical outcomes. We conducted …