Table 2.

S100B (μg/L) and NSE (ng/mL) values during delirium versus no delirium.

	During delirium (N = 57*)	No delirium (N = 58)	p-value
NSE – number	35	40
N (%) > 12.5	9 (26)	15 (38)	0.28
Mean (SD)	11.7 (3.8)	11.7 (4.7)	0.97
S100B – number	57	58
N (%) > 0.10	46 (81)	29 (50)	0.001
Median (IQR)	0.16 (0.10–0.25)	0.10 (0.08–0.15)	< 0.001

*In the group with delirium samples were the first samples during the delirious episode; in the group without delirium, samples of comparable postoperative day were taken. Of five patients in the delirious group no sample taken during delirium.