Precedex to prevent postoperative delirium?
ESAIC suggests intra-op Precedex helps some patients post-op, but can't predict who
The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine stopped just short of endorsing dexmedetomidine infusions (sold as Precedex) intraoperatively for the prevention of postoperative delirium (POD), in its 2024 update to guidelines on postoperative delirium in adults.
In multiple randomized trials (but not all), dexmedetomidine administere…
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