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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Jan 21;67(4):695–702. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15751

Table 3.

Comparison of Adverse Events between de-PMD and Usual Care Groups

de-PMD
(n=99)
Usual Care
(n=101)
P-value
Patients with Serious Adverse Event 27 (27.3) 22 (21.8) 0.413
Total Number of Serious Adverse Events 37 35
Event Type*
Death 11 (11.1) 8 (7.9) 0.478
QT prolongation 0 (0) 0 (0) N/A
Cardiac Arrhythmias 1 (1.0) 1 (1.0) 1.000
Extra Pyramidal Symptoms 0 (0) 0 (0) N/A
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome 0 (0) 0 (0.0) N/A
Prolonged Hospitalization 5 (5.0) 2 (2.0) 0.277
Other 15 (15.2) 14 (13.9) 0.843
Relationship to Protocol
Event Definitely related 0 (0) 0 (0) N/A
Event Probably related 0 (0) 0 (0) N/A
Event Possibly related 0 (0) 0 (0) N/A
Organ System
Central Nervous System 4 (4.0) 2 (2.0) 0.443
Cardiovascular 10 (10.1) 9 (8.9) 0.814
Respiratory 11 (11.1) 12 (11.9) 1.000
Gastrointestinal 3 (3.0) 3 (3.0) 1.000
Genitourinary 0 (0.0) 4 (4.0) 0.121
Skin 1 (1.0) 0 (0.0) 0.495
Hepatic 0 (0) 0 (0) N/A
Hematologic 3 (3.0) 3 (3.0) 1.000
Endocrine 0 (0) 0 (0) N/A
Musculoskeletal 1 (1.0) 1 (1.0) 1.000
Delirium-related complications
Inappropriate attempt to get out of bed, N (%) 8 (8.1) 5 (5.0) 0.407
Verbal agitation, N (%) 5 (5.0) 5 (5.0) 1.000
Fall, N (%) 2 (2.0) 0 (0.0) 0.246
Delayed Procedure, N (%) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Pulling Tubes, N (%) 9 (9.1) 2 (2.0) 0.033
Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers, N (%) 18 (18.2) 10 (10.0) 0.107

Data presented as N (%) unless otherwise specified

*

Event types are presented as number of patients with the event. A single patient may have more than one adverse event