TABLE 5.
Usual care | Usual care + LAO | P | |
---|---|---|---|
Study drug stopped for confusion and/or oversedation, n (%) | 3 (3.3) | 10 (11) | 0.08 |
Neecham score*, mean ± SD | 29.14±0.61 | 28.70±1.82 | 0.02 |
Neecham scores of 0 to 19 = moderate to severe acute confusion; 20 to 24 = mild or early development of acute confusion; >24 = no confusion. LAO Long-acting opioid