J Clin Anesth February 2020 PMID 31279283

The effect of melatonin on delirium in hospitalised patients: A systematic review and meta-analyses with trial sequential analysis.

Ka Ting Ng, Wan Yi Teoh, Ai Jing Khor

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This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated whether melatonin can prevent delirium in hospitalized patients, analyzing 16 trials with a total of 1634 patients and finding no significant reduction in delirium incidence.
Patients who received melatonin had a notably shorter stay in Intensive Care Units but showed no differences in the need for restraints or sedatives.
Due to high variability among the studies and low certainty of evidence, the findings do not conclusively support or oppose using melatonin for delirium prevention, highlighting the need for further, more robust research.]

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Evaluating Melatonin's Effectiveness in Delirium Prevention in Hospitalized Patients

This review investigates whether melatonin can prevent delirium in hospitalized patients, analyzing 16 trials with 1634 patients. Melatonin shortens ICU stay but shows no significant impact on delirium incidence or…

Dr. med. Ulrich Selz · Jul 12, 2025 119,952 views

Melatonin's Impact on Delirium Prevention in Hospitalized Patients

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined whether melatonin can prevent delirium in hospitalized patients. The analysis of 16 trials with 1634 patients found no significant reduction in delirium incidence but…

Dr. med. Ulrich Selz · Jun 10, 2025 67,175 views

Herzspitze

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@ZoiNetou @Moeritzl @Caethan13 @D_Sallaberger Hier relativ aktuelle Meta-Analyse zum Thema: https://t.co/K1y9WYe9H4 Kernaussagen: Man kann nichts sagen. Keine Evidenz für oder gegen.

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Michaela Waak

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RT @DrSaptharishi: @JennaMillerKC @MichaelaWaak @icurehab @CreeMichele Not sure how to reconcile the conclusions of this systematic review…

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Rishi Ganesan, MBBS MD DM FACNS

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@JennaMillerKC @MichaelaWaak @icurehab @CreeMichele Not sure how to reconcile the conclusions of this systematic review versus this one

Jul 1, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,303 followers View post →

Ivens Giacomassi

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