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What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews · Dementia and Cognitive Improvement

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No studies found 3 · 50%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 16.7%Low 2 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Prophylactic cholinesterase inhibitor vs placebo

Length of hospital stay

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 128 participants
Low

Prophylactic cholinesterase inhibitor vs placebo

Return to independent living ‐ not measured

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Prophylactic cholinesterase inhibitor vs placebo

Inpatient mortality ‐ not measured

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Prophylactic cholinesterase inhibitor vs placebo

Incidence of delirium

It is very uncertain whether prophylactic cholinesterase inhibitor changes incidence of delirium DSM‐IV criteria, DSI, CAM, compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.68 [0.17, 2.62]
2 studies · 113 participants
Very low

Prophylactic cholinesterase inhibitor vs placebo

Duration of delirium ‐ not measured

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Prophylactic cholinesterase inhibitor vs placebo

Severity of delirium

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 16 participants
Low