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ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences2023

Efficacy of combined use of Suvorexant and Ramelteon in preventing postoperative delirium: a retrospective comparative study.

Shoya Ikeuchi, Rei Tanaka, Teiichi Sugiura, Kaori Shinsato, Akane Wakabayashi, Junya Sato, Keiko Suzuki, Michihiro Shino

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Article in Journal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shoya IkeuchiDepartment of Pharmacy, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
Rei TanakaDepartment of Pharmacy, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan. 32114152@alumni.tus.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7309-7374
Teiichi SugiuraDivision of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
Kaori ShinsatoDivision of Psycho-oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
Akane WakabayashiDepartment of Pharmacy, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
Junya SatoFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shonan University of Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2478-0190
Keiko SuzukiDepartment of Pharmacy, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
Michihiro ShinoDepartment of Pharmacy, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
Shizuoka Cancer Center · JPShonan University of Medical Sciences · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSuvorexant and ramelteon have been presented as useful for preventing postoperative delirium. Previous studies reported on the comparison with benzodiazepine hypnotics which have been known for the risk for inducing delirium, but the comparison with patients not taking any hypnotics has not been reported yet. Therefore, we assessed the incidence rates for postoperative delirium comparing cancer patients who received preoperative combined administration with suvorexant and ramelteon and those not taking any hypnotics.

methodsAmong 110 cancer patients who underwent surgeries at the Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery at the Shizuoka Cancer Center between April 1, 2017 and June 30, 2020, 50 patients who received combined administration with suvorexant and ramelteon from 7 days prior to their surgeries and 60 patients who did not take any hypnotics including suvorexant and ramelteon were classified. They were retrospectively observed during the 7 days from their surgeries onward to compare the cumulative incidence rates for postoperative delirium.

resultsThe cumulative incidence rate for postoperative delirium during the 7 days in the combined-administration group was 14.0% (7/50), while that for the no-hypnotic group was 36.7% (22/60), which proved that the incidence rate for the former was significantly low (OR: 0.28, 95%CI: 0.11-0.73, P = 0.009).

conclusionsThe present study suggests that the preventive combined administration with suvorexant and ramelteon starting from the preoperative period for cancer patients can be effective in lowering the incidence rate for postoperative delirium.

trial registrationRetrospectively registered.

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HypnoticPostoperative deliriumPreventive efficacyRamelteonSuvorexant

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PMCPMC10691026
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