Confusion Regarding Surgical Delirium-Is Dexmedetomidine the Answer?

JAMA Surg. 2017 Aug 16;152(8):e171511. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.1511. Epub 2017 Aug 16.

Authors

Julia R Berian¹, Ronnie A Rosenthal^{2

3}, Thomas N Robinson^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
² Yale Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, West Haven, Connecticut.
³ Veterans Affairs Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven.
⁴ Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.
⁵ Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora.

PMID: 28593269
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.1511

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MeSH terms

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Cognitive Dysfunction*
Delirium*
Dexmedetomidine*
Elective Surgical Procedures
Humans

Substances

Dexmedetomidine