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Pharmacological strategies to prevent postoperative delirium: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Authors :
Jun Mo Lee
Ye Jin Cho
Eun Jin Ahn
Geun Joo Choi
Hyun Kang
Source :
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 28-48 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Korean Society of Anesthesiologists, 2021.

Abstract

Background Postoperative delirium (POD) is a condition of cerebral dysfunction and a common complication after surgery. This study aimed to compare and determine the relative efficacy of pharmacological interventions for preventing POD using a network meta-analysis. Methods We performed a systematic and comprehensive search to identify and analyze all randomized controlled trials until June 29, 2020, comparing two or more pharmacological interventions, including placebo, to prevent or reduce POD. The primary outcome was the incidence of POD. We performed a network meta-analysis and used the surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) values and rankograms to present the hierarchy of the pharmacological interventions evaluated. Results According to the SUCRA value, the incidence of POD decreased in the following order: the combination of propofol and acetaminophen (86.1%), combination of ketamine and dexmedetomidine (86.0%), combination of diazepam, flunitrazepam, and pethidine (84.8%), and olanzapine (75.6%) after all types of anesthesia; combination of propofol and acetaminophen (85.9%), combination of ketamine and dexmedetomidine (83.2%), gabapentin (82.2%), and combination of diazepam, flunitrazepam, and pethidine (79.7%) after general anesthesia; and ketamine (87.1%), combination of propofol and acetaminophen (86.0%), and combination of dexmedetomidine and acetaminophen (66.3%) after cardiac surgery. However, only the dexmedetomidine group showed a lower incidence of POD than the control group after all types of anesthesia and after general anesthesia. Conclusions Dexmedetomidine reduced POD compared with the control group. The combination of propofol and acetaminophen and the combination of ketamine and dexmedetomidine seemed to be effective in preventing POD. However, further studies are needed to determine the optimal pharmacological intervention to prevent POD.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19755171 and 23837977
Volume :
16
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9a0ab53e7a064db7b99fba5102642e8a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.17085/apm.20079