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BMC Geriatrics· 2026Q1· Review

Perioperative esketamine-containing strategies and postoperative neurocognitive outcomes in older surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with certainty assessment

Ruirui Qi, Yuchen Wu, Lin Zhang, Wenxiu Niu et al.

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Perioperative esketamine-containing strategies reduced the incidence of postoperative delirium (POD) by 43% (OR = 0.57) in older surgical patients compared to control interventions, based on a meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials involving 2,914 participants.

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Field: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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