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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of delirium using Korean version of CAM-ICU or by intensivists using Intensive Care Delirium Screening checklist (ICDSC) 2. Age =18 years and = 90 years 3. Glasgow Coma Score (GCS): 9-15 4. Operation or non-operation cases 5. Expected ICU stay > 48 hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 6. Safety concerns with drug administration: Heart rate <50 beats/minute, known preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction less than 30%, 2° or greater AV block in the absence of a pacemaker, sick sinus syndrome, torsades de pointes, prolonged corrected QT (> 550 ms) from the baseline EKG 7. History of severe dementia, schizophrenia, Parkinsonism, or myasthenia gravis 8. Current treatment with dexmedetomidine or clonidine 9. Dexmedetomidine or antipsychotics (quetiapine or haloperidol) allergic history 10. Post-anoxic coma; status epilepticus without underlying brain injury; central nervous system (CNS) infections (community-acquired; hospital-acquired; ventriculitis; post-operative) 11. History of hepatic encephalopathy or end stage liver disease (Child- Pugh Class B or C) 12. Pregnancy or Nephrotic syndrome diagnosed patient 13. Brain death or imminent death (within 24 hours) 14. DNR (do not resuscitate) orders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Non-delirium diagnosed days after drug administration | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The length of delirium period after the drug administration;The length of intensive care unit admission;The length of hospiral admission;30 day neurologic outcome assessment using modifed Rankin Scale (mRS) and Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
University of Ulsan