Pro-Con Debate: Judicious Benzodiazepine Administration for Preoperative Anxiolysis in Older Patients.

Autor: Mahanna-Gabrielli E; From the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida., Schenning KJ; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon., Deiner SG; Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth Health, Lebanon, New Hampshire., Whittington RA; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Anesthesia and analgesia [Anesth Analg] 2023 Aug 01; Vol. 137 (2), pp. 280-288. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 14.
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006337
Abstrakt: In this Pro-Con commentary article, we discuss the risks and benefits of administering preoperative benzodiazepines to older patients to decrease preoperative anxiety. The Pro side first focuses on the critical importance of treating preoperative anxiety and that benzodiazepines are the best tool to achieve that goal. The competing argument presented by the Con side is that myriad options exist to treat preoperative anxiety without simultaneously increasing the risk for devastating complications such as postoperative delirium. Both sides call for more high-quality investigations to determine the most effective strategies for decreasing preoperative anxiety in older adults while improving outcomes and reducing morbidity.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of Interest: See Disclosures at the end of the article.
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Databáze: MEDLINE