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The participant population: depression is a common disorder with a prevalence of about 150,000 in Denmark. According to WHO depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Society suffers large direct and indirect losses in terms of
With a complex etiology, delirium is usually caused by various peri-operative stimuli on basis of predisposing factors, including senility, hypoxia and hypotension, pain, drug (such as pethidine, benzodiazepine, anticholinergic, and drug withdrawal), complications prior to surgery, post-operative
Recent studies have also supported the use of gabapentin as an adjuvant medication in postoperative pain management. Gabapentin decreased the pain associated with movement in post-mastectomy patients. Gilron et al showed a combination of gabapentin and rofecoxib superior to either medication alone
Clinical data regarding the effects of dopaminergic drugs in idiopathic generalized epilepsies are scarce. The general observation that antipsychotic agents (dopaminergic antagonists) worsen seizures, has suggested that dopaminergic agonists would have antiepileptic effects. However, this has never
This is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study.
Study site Patients will be recruited and studied at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Anaesthesia for operation No premedication will be prescribed. Patients will be induced with fentanyl 1 to1.5µg/kg, thiopentone 2-4mg/kg or propofol