Reduction in the rate of postoperative delirium by switching from famotidine to omeprazole in Japanese hepatectomized recipients

Reduction in the rate of postoperative delirium by switching from famotidine to omeprazole in Japanese hepatectomized recipients

Abstract Background Hepatectomy is a highly invasive procedure with a high probability of postoperative delirium. Treatment with antiulcer drugs is indispensable after hepatectomy for anastomotic ulcer management. The clinical pathway for hepatectomy was reviewed and the antiulcer drug used was swit...

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Main Authors: Miho Yamasaki, Yusa Fukuda, Aika Tanimoto, Miko Narahara, Yumi Kawaguchi, Hiromi Ushiroda, Saburo Fukuda, Teruo Murakami, Yorinobu Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences
Subjects:
Postoperative delirium
Hepatectomy
H2 receptor antagonist
Proton pump inhibitor
Japanese version of the NEECHAM confusion scale
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40780-019-0139-1

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