Efficacy of combined use of Suvorexant and Ramelteon in preventing postoperative delirium: a retrospective comparative study

• Main Authors: Shoya Ikeuchi (Author), Rei Tanaka (Author), Teiichi Sugiura (Author), Kaori Shinsato (Author), Akane Wakabayashi (Author), Junya Sato (Author), Keiko Suzuki (Author), Michihiro Shino (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Suvorexant and ramelteon have been presented as useful for preventing postoperative delirium. Previous studies reported on the comparison with benzodiazepine hypnotics which have been known for the risk for inducing delirium, but the comparison with patients not taking any hypnot...