ArticleAnesthesiology and pain medicine2017
Comparing the Effect of Preoperative Administration of Melatonin and
Article in Anesthesiology and pain medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Pooled it
- Melatonin for preoperative and postoperative anxiety in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Review
- Chemical Compositions, Pharmacological Properties and Medicinal Effects of GenusPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The effect of melatonin on cognitive functions following coronary artery bypass grafting: A triple-blind randomized-controlled trial.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2023Article
- Effect of General Versus Spinal Anesthesia on Postoperative Delirium and Early Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2020Article
- Role Identification ofJournal of menopausal medicine · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundAnxiety is a preoperative complication, which most patients encounter. The use of a premedication to reduce preoperative anxiety with minimal cognitive impairment is crucial.
objectivesThis study was conducted to compare the sedative effect of preoperative melatonin and
methodsIn this clinical trial, 52 patients American society of anesthesiologists grade (ASA) I and II of both genders were selected to receive either
resultsThere were no statistically differences between groups in VAS (P > 0.05). However, the mean score of pain was higher in the melatonin group compared to the
conclusionsOur findings show that premedication with
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