Table 2. Surgery Information.
Variable | No. (%) | P Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall (N = 191) | Postoperative Delirium | |||
Present (n = 59) | Absent (n = 132) | |||
Surgery class | ||||
Abdominal | 42 (22.0) | 9 (15.3) | 33 (25.0) | .15 |
Cardiac | 9 (4.7) | 5 (8.5) | 4 (3.0) | .09 |
Ear, nose, and throat | 14 (7.3) | 2 (3.4) | 12 (9.1) | .17 |
Gynecology | 13 (6.8) | 1 (1.7) | 12 (9.1) | .07 |
Neurosurgery | 20 (10.5) | 9 (15.3) | 11 (8.3) | .13 |
Orthopedics | 20 (10.5) | 9 (15.3) | 11 (8.3) | .13 |
Plastics | 9 (4.7) | 2 (3.4) | 7 (5.3) | .58 |
Surgical oncology | 8 (4.2) | 4 (6.8) | 4 (3.0) | .22 |
Thoracic | 11 (5.8) | 2 (3.4) | 9 (6.8) | .36 |
Oral and maxillofacial surgery | 2 (1.0) | 0 | 2 (1.5) | .35 |
Urology | 35 (18.3) | 11 (18.6) | 24 (18.2) | .89 |
Vascular | 8 (4.2) | 5 (8.5) | 3 (2.3) | .04 |
Hospital length of stay, mean (SD), d | 4.4 (7.4) | 6.7 (12.0) | 3.4 (3.6) | |
Discharge disposition, No. (%) | ||||
Home without services | 144 (75.2) | 38 (64.4) | 106 (80.3) | .003 |
Home with physical therapy and/or home health | 38 (19.9) | 14 (23.7) | 24 (18.2) | .49 |
Skilled nursing facility | 7 (3.8) | 6 (10.1) | 1 (0.8) | .001 |
Long-term acute care or hospice | 2 (1.1) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (0.8) | .55 |