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. 2023 Aug 30;41(2):81–108. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001876
Recommendation 6.2 Quality of the evidence Strength of recommendation
The use of benzodiazepines for the treatment of delirium in postoperative patients is not suggested. The evidence for the benefits of benzodiazepine therapy for treating POD symptoms or the underlying causes is very low to nonexistent.
This recommendation is not to be confused with delirium in the context of alcohol withdrawal, where benzodiazepines are recommended symptom orientated as the first-line medication (in a bolus-titrated dosage, lowest as possible).
Very low
Yapici et al., 2011215
Weak