Pulmonary TrendsPromoting Sleep to Avoid DeliriumSpiegler, Peter MDAuthor Information Disclosure: The author declares no conflicts of interest. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine: March 2015 - Volume 22 - Issue 2 - p 98-99 doi: 10.1097/CPM.0000000000000088 Buy Metrics Abstract Synopsis: In acutely ill hospitalized patients, addition of the melatonin agonist ramelteon, reduced the risk of developing delirium during their hospitalization. Source: Hatta K, Kishi Y, Wada K, et al. Preventive effects of ramelteon on delirium. A randomized placebo-controlled trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2014;71:397–403. Copyright © 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
