Methodological Considerations in the Evaluation of Ciprofol’s Effect on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients [Response to Letter]

Zhen Chen,1,2 Ying-Ying Liu,1 Qian Hu,1 Jia-Sheng Wang,1 Rui-Yang Cao,1 Su-Ting Yu,3 Feng Lu,4,5 Mao-Lin Zhong,4,5 Wei-Dong Liang,4,5 Lifeng Wang4,5 1The First Clinical Medical College of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Foshan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital Ganzhou Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 5Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Lifeng Wang, Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, 128 Jinling Road, Golden Development Zone, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, 341000, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]