Delirium in older patients given propofol or sevoflurane anaesthesia for major cancer surgery. Response to Br J Anaesth 2023; 131: e185-6

Br J Anaesth. 2024 Apr;132(4):801. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.12.013. Epub 2024 Jan 18.

Authors

Shuang-Jie Cao¹, Dong-Xin Wang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China; Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: wangdongxin@hotmail.com.

PMID: 38238198
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.12.013

No abstract available

Keywords: delirium; intravenous anaesthesia; propofol; sevoflurane; thoracic surgery; volatile anaesthesia.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Anesthesia*
Anesthetics, Inhalation*
Anesthetics, Intravenous
Delirium* / etiology
Humans
Methyl Ethers*
Neoplasms* / surgery
Propofol*
Sevoflurane

Substances

Propofol
Sevoflurane
Anesthetics, Intravenous
Anesthetics, Inhalation
Methyl Ethers