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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2015 Jun;261(6):1085–1090. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000742

Table 3.

Association Between Clinical Data and Postoperative Delirium

Variables Postoperative Delirium P

No Yes

ALL n° 337 79

AGE Median (Range) 80 (75–98) 80 (75–95) 0.26

GENDER n° (%)
Female 183 (54) 42 (53) 0.9
Male 154 (46) 37 (47)

BMI Median (Range) 26 (11.6 – 53.4) 25.4 (18.1 – 41.2) 0.345

ALBUMIN n°(%)
>3.3 322(97) 76 (96) 0.721
≤3.3 10 (3) 3 (4)

Weight Loss n° (%)
No 162 (53) 39 (53) 1
Yes 144 (47) 34 (47)

CCI N (%)
< 3 150 (45) 23 (29) 0.016
≥3 187 (55) 56(71)

Number of Medications
Median (Range) 6 (0–22) 7 (1–17) 0.266

Social Support n° (%)
No 30 (9) 3 (4) 0.167
Yes 307 (91) 76 (96)

Falls in the last 6 months n°(%)
No 272 (82) 54 (69) 0.018
Yes 59 (18) 24 (31)

Dependent on ADLs n°(%)
No 257 (77) 55 (70) 0.146
Yes 75 (23) 24 (30)

Dependent on IADLs n°(%)
No 270 (81) 51 (65) 0.002
Yes 62 (19) 28 (35)

Mini-Cog Test n°(%)
Normal 231 (72) 46 (60) 0.054
Abnormal 92(28) 31 (40)

ASA n°(%)
Score = 2 49 (15) 5 (6) 0.078
Score = 3 262 (79) 67 (84)
Score = 4 19 (6) 7 (9)

Creatinine Median (Range) 1 (0.5 – 3.1) 1 (0.4 – 1.9) 0.96

Sodium Median (Range) 141 (124–147) 140(130–147) 0.185

Hemoglobin Median (Range) 12.5 (6.7–18.1) 12.7 (7.8–16.4) 0.823

ECC n°(%)
>60 208 (62) 45 (57) 0.606
30–60 121 (36) 33 (42)
<30 8 (2) 1 (1)

Operative Time Median(Range) 167 (8–815) 191 (27–1005) 0.155

Length of Stay Median (Range) 6 (1–55) 8 (1–76) <0.001

Readmission in 30 days n°(%)
No 299(89) 70 (89) 1
Yes 38 (11) 9 (11)

UCC Visits within 30days n°(%)
No 281(83) 68 (86) 0.614
Yes 56 (17) 11 (14)

Death within 6 months n°(%)*
No 313 (93) 68 (86) 0.069
Yes 24 (7) 11 (14)

Discharge Disposition n°(%)
Home 136 (41) 10 (13) <0.001
Home with Services 166 (51) 47(60)
Skilled Nursing Facility 27 (8) 21(27)
*

landmark analysis 10 days post surgery