A comprehensive evaluation between dexmedetomidine and midazolam for intraoperative sedation in the elderly: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract Background The sedative effect of intraoperative sedation in elderly surgery exerts critical influence on the prognosis. Comparison on the safety and efficacy between dexmedetomidine and midazolam in many clinical randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was inconsistent and suspicious. We aim t...

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Published in:Systematic Reviews
Main Authors: Chunxia Huang, Zunjiang Li, Yingxin Long, Dongli Li, Manhua Huang, Banghan Ding, Wei Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02144-7