Melatonin for delirium prevention in acute medically ill, and perioperative geriatric patients

Melatonin for delirium prevention in acute medically ill, and perioperative geriatric patients

Abstract Delirium is a challenging neuropsychiatric ailment that has a negative impact on morbidity and mortality and is difficult to treat once it has developed. The purpose of this review was to analyze the efficacy of melatonin in the prevention of delirium in hospitalized geriatric patients in t...

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Main Authors: Demi R. Asleson, Ada W. Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Aging Medicine
Subjects:
delirium
geriatrics
melatonin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/agm2.12112

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