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. 2021 Aug 26;9(9):1103. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9091103

Table 4.

Effective pharmacological methods for the treatment of postoperative delirium.

Effective Pharmacological Treatments
Haloperidol [8,9,11,15,16,33,47,54,64,70,74,78,81,89,92,94,97,102]
Dexmedetomidine [8,10,11,15,16,33,37,47,54,64,70,78,81,89,94,97,102]
Benzodiazepines [3,10,87,89,91]
Olanzapine [9,10,11,15,47,75,82,97,115]
Quetiapine [11,47,64,70,74,75,78,81,97,115]
Risperidone [9,11,43,47,64,75,81,82,89,97]
Clonidine [3,107]
Chlorpromazine [87,115]
Propofol [107]
Melatonin [9,70,78]
Hydroxyzine + Midazolam [107]
Acetaminophen [117]
Antipsychotics [82]
Aprotinin [94,112]
Peripheral nerve blocks [119]
Ziprasidone [10,82]
Statins [79,97]
Fentanyl [107]
Ketamine [33]
Levomepromazine [87]
Nefopam [101]
Rivastigmine [97]
Sufentanil [107]

The numbers in the table refer to the reference numbers indicated in Table 6.