Table 2.
Characteristics of patients assessed for delirium, according to readmissions or death 30 and 180 days after discharge from surgical aortic valve replacement or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (n=136)
| 30 days |
180 days |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-readmitted |
Readmitted or dead |
Non-readmitted |
Readmitted or dead |
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| Variables | Mean or count | ±SD or (%) | Mean or count | ±SD or (%) | p Value | Mean or count | ±SD or (%) | Mean or count | ±SD or (%) | p Value |
| Age (years) | 83.3 | 2.7 | 83.9 | 2.6 | 0.29 | 83.5 | 2.7 | 83.3 | 2.6 | 0.66 |
| Women | 62 | (59) | 14 | (45) | 0.17 | 46 | (59) | 30 | (52) | 0.40 |
| Married | 55 | (52) | 18 | (58) | 0.58 | 43 | (55) | 30 | (52) | 0.69 |
| MMSE | 27.1 | 3.0 | 27.5 | 2.8 | 0.49 | 27.2 | 3.1 | 27.3 | 2.7 | 0.74 |
| Barthel index | 19.1 | 1.3 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 0.05 | 19.3 | 1.1 | 18.5 | 1.7 | 0.002 |
| Nottingham IADL | 54.7 | 9.5 | 52.7 | 11.9 | 0.44 | 56 | 9.3 | 51.7 | 10.8 | 0.03 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.4 | 4.4 | 25.7 | 3.5 | 0.68 | 25.7 | 4.4 | 25.2 | 3.9 | 0.44 |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 2.03 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.25 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.09 |
| Logistic EuroScore | 13.4 | 8.1 | 16.1 | 12 | 0.24 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 15.1 | 10.3 | 0.24 |
| NYHA function class | 0.28 | 0.02 | ||||||||
| I+II | 39 | (41) | 8 | (30) | 33 | (47) | 14 | (27) | ||
| III+IV | 56 | (59) | 19 | (70) | 37 | (53) | 38 | (73) | ||
| LVEF (%) | 57.7 | 9.6 | 52.8 | 11.5 | 0.04 | 57.9 | 9.6 | 54.7 | 10.8 | 0.07 |
| Maximum aorta gradient (mm Hg) | 80.6 | 24.7 | 75.5 | 20.6 | 0.27 | 78.3 | 22.8 | 81.1 | 25.5 | 0.51 |
| Mean aorta gradient (mm Hg) | 49.3 | 16.7 | 45 | 13.6 | 0.15 | 47.7 | 15.5 | 48.9 | 16.9 | 0.7 |
| Aortic valve area (cm2/m2) | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.44 | 0.28 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.11 | 0.40 | 0.22 | 0.9 |
| ASA classification | 0.27 | 0.22 | ||||||||
| III | 90 | (86) | 24 | (77) | 68 | (87) | 46 | (79) | ||
| IV | 15 | (14) | 7 | (23) | 10 | (13) | 12 | (21) | ||
| Treatment: TAVI | 50 | (48) | 13 | (42) | 0.58 | 35 | (45) | 28 | (48) | 0.69 |
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification system; BMI, body mass index; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; LVEF, left ventricle ejection fraction; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; NYHA, New York Heart Association Functional Classification.