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Table 2 Perioperative data of patients without and with delirium

From: Incidence of and risk factors for postoperative delirium in older adult patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: a prospective study

Variables

Total

(n = 249)

No delirium

(n = 220)

Delirium

(n = 29)

p-value

Type of surgery, n (%)

   

0.606

 Vascular

10 (4.0)

8 (3.6)

2 (6.9)

 

 Urological

26 (10.4)

24 (10.9)

2 (6.9)

 

 General

94 (37.8)

85 (38.6)

9 (31.0)

 

 Orthopedic

119 (47.8)

103 (46.8)

16 (55.2)

 

Urgent surgery, n (%)

38 (15.3)

30 (13.6)

8 (27.6)

0.058

Operative time (min), mean ± SD

115.3 ± 70.0

115.3 ± 68.9

115.3 ± 79.0

0.997

Type of anesthesia, n (%)

   

0.659

 General

142 (57.0)

126 (57.3)

16 (55.2)

 

 Regional

85 (34.1)

76 (34.5)

9 (31.0)

 

 Combined

22 (8.8)

18 (8.2)

4 (13.8)

 

Intraoperative benzodiazepines, n (%)

55 (22.1)

50 (22.7)

5 (17.2)

0.637

Intraoperative anticholinergics, n (%)

143 (57.4)

128 (58.2)

15 (51.7)

0.552

Intraoperative hypotension, n (%)

127 (51.0)

108 (49.1)

19 (65.5)

0.115

Intraoperative hypoxemia, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Intraoperative blood loss (mL), median (IQR)

50 (20–200)

50 (20–175)

100 (30–250)

0.143

Intraoperative blood transfusion, n (%)

19 (7.6)

15 (6.8)

4 (13.8)

0.252

Postoperative pain intensitya, n (%)

   

0.142

 No pain

32 (12.9)

28 (12.7)

4 (13.8)

 

 Mild pain (NRS = 1–3)

96 (38.6)

88 (40.0)

8 (27.6)

 

 Moderate pain (NRS = 4–6)

86 (34.5)

77 (35.0)

9 (31.0)

 

 Severe pain (NRS = 7–10)

35 (14.1)

27 (12.3)

8 (27.6)

 

Abnormal laboratory values, n (%)

 Preoperative hematocrit < 30%

35 (14.1)

27 (12.3)

8 (27.6)

0.042

 Preoperative sodium

<135 or > 145 mEq/L

24 (9.6)

20 (9.1)

4 (13.8)

0.498

 Preoperative BUN/Cr ratio > 20

62 (24.9)

53 (24.1)

9 (31.0)

0.493

Length of stay (days), median (IQR)

7 (2–76)

6 (2–76)

10 (3–36)

< 0.001

Length of stay > 7 days, n (%)

103 (41.4)

78 (35.5)

25 (86.2)

< 0.001

  1. A p-value < 0.05 indicates statistical significance
  2. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, BUN/Cr blood urea nitrogen/creatinine
  3. aMaximum pain score using numeric rating scale (NRS) was measured on the first postoperative day