Population
46 patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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These agents were associated with higher post-operative delirium risk; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change prescribing without randomized confirmation.
Post-operative delirium is common after elective orthopedic surgery and is strongly associated with the use of propranolol, scopolamine, or flurazepam, leading to poorer long-term functional recovery.
Rogers et al. (1990) studied this question.
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