Dexmedetomidine and Outcomes of Elderly Admitted to ICU After Surgery
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-01-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Sleep disorder and delirium are common problems in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, and
may lead to poor prognosis. The investigators' previous study showed that nighttime infusion
of low-dose dexmedetomidine improved the sleep quality and decreased the incidence of
delirium in ICU patients after surgery. Long-term follow-up of these patients showed that
low-dose dexmedetomidine also improved 2-year survival and the quality of life in 3-year
survivors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of low-dose dexmedetomidine
on the long-term outcome of elderly patients admitted to the ICU after noncardiac surgery.