International journal of psychiatry in medicine
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Int J Psychiatry Med · Jan 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialThe effect of cimetidine and ranitidine on cognitive function in postoperative cardiac surgical patients.
To compare the incidence of delirium in postoperative cardiac surgical patients treated with either cimetidine or ranitidine. ⋯ We found no significant difference between cimetidine's versus ranitidine's effect upon cognitive functioning in the postoperative cardiac surgical patient. This was true even when controlling for age and length of stay.