Table 3 Quantity of analgesics administered to patients with or without delirium
Patients without delirium | Patients with delirium | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Occurrence of delirium during hospitalization | 0 (0) | 100 (100) | |
Pain assessment, quantity of paracetamol administered, and quantity of strong opioids administered in preoperative period | |||
Average Numerical Scale (/10) | 1.43(+/−1.20) | 1.07(+/−0.809) | 0.56 |
Maximum Numerical Scale (/10) | 4.17(+/−2.39) | 3.12(+/−2.50) | 0.18 |
Quantity of paracetamol (g/d) | 1.73(+/−0.971) | 1.79(+/−0.678) | 0.86 |
Quantity of strong opioids administered (in morphine sulfate equivalent, mg/d) | 11.7(+/−11.1) | 12.2(+/−9.94) | 0.71 |
Pain assessment, quantity of paracetamol administered, and quantity of strong opioids administered in the first 3 postoperative days | |||
Average Numerical Scale (/10) | 1.08(+/−0.688) | 0.925(+/−0.580) | 0.38 |
Maximum Numerical Scale (/10) | 3.67(+/−1.90) | 3.44(+/− 1.79) | 0.52 |
Quantity of paracetamol (g/d) | 2.46(+/−2.00) | 2.82(+/− 2.44) | 0.97 |
Quantity of strong opioids administered (in morphine sulfate equivalent, mg/d) | 13.4(+/−11.4) | 18.4(+/−18.2) | 0.57 |