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Taming Postoperative Delirium with Dexmedetomidine: A Review of the Therapeutic Agent’s Neuroprotective Effects following Surgery
- Source :
- Pharmaceuticals, Vol 16, Iss 10, p 1453 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2023.
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Abstract
- Postoperative delirium (POD) represents a perioperative neurocognitive disorder that has dreaded ramifications on a patient’s recovery from surgery. Dexmedetomidine displays multiple mechanisms of neuroprotection to assist in preventing POD as a part of a comprehensive anesthetic care plan. This review will cover dexmedetomidine’s pharmacological overlap with the current etiological theories behind POD along with pre-clinical and clinical studies on POD prevention with dexmedetomidine. While the body of evidence surrounding the use of dexmedetomidine for POD prevention still requires further development, promising evidence exists for the use of dexmedetomidine in select dosing and circumstances to enhance recovery from surgery.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14248247
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Pharmaceuticals
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.688f56100454abbaf18c1108e56826b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16101453