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. 2019 Jan 16;154(4):328–334. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5093

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