Effect of Melatonin on Incidence Rate of Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery without a Pump: A Clinical Trial
Introduction: Delirium has been considered as the most common cognitive disorder after major surgery. Melatonin therapy is effective in reducing the incidence of delirium after open heart surgery with pain relief mechanism and adjustment of the sleep cycle and the absence of specific side effects. T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Elderly Health Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://ehj.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-159-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |