Melatonin and the Prevention and Management of Delirium: A Scoping Study.

Background: The therapeutic benefit of melatonin in the prevention and treatment of delirium is uncertain.

Objective: To perform a scoping study to describe the existing literature regarding the use of melatonin and ramelteon in the prevention and treatment of delirium.

Methods: We performed a scoping study using the Arksey and O'Malley framework to explore our objective.