Table 3.

Postoperative outcomes

Variable	All patients (n = 700)	With complete handover (n = 102)	Without complete handover (n = 598)	P value
Delirium within 7 days	111 (15.9)	23 (22.5)	88 (14.7)	0.045
Length of stay in ICU, h	21.1 (20.6, 21.5)	17.7 (16.1, 19.3)	21.3 (20.9, 21.8)	0.336
Time to extubation, h	5.2 (4.2, 6.3) (n = 382)	8.7 (7.3, 10.0) (n = 82)	4.5 (3.7, 5.2) (n = 300)	0.054
Non-delirium complications within 30 days	125 (17.9)	29 (28.4)	96 (16.1)	0.003
Length of stay in hospital after surgery, day	11.0 (10.4, 11.6)	14.0 (12.0, 16.0)	10.0 (9.4, 10.6)	0.001
All-cause 30-day mortality	5 (0.7)	2 (2.0)	3 (0.5)	0.156

Data are presented as number (%) or median (95% confidence interval)

ICU intensive care unit