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Table 4 Demographic and surgery-related data for all patients

From: Postoperative delirium assessed by post anesthesia care unit staff utilizing the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale: a prospective observational study of 1000 patients in a single Swiss institution

Parameter

 

Mean or n

± SD or %

Sex

M / F

598/402

59.8/40.2 %

Age

Years

58.0

±18.3

Duration of surgery

min

92.5

±60.3

Anesthesia duration

min

166.1

±71.2

Type of anesthesia

GA / RA

929/71

92.7/7.1 %

Stay duration in PACU

min

138.4

±55.2

By Surgical Specialty

 

n

%

General Surgery

 

302

30.2

Orthopedics

 

302

30.2

Gynecology

 

183

18.3

Urology

 

104

10.4

ENT surgery

 

64

6.4

Plastic Surgery

 

36

3.6

  1. n = number, SD = standard deviation; f = female; m = male; AA = general anesthesia; RA = regional anesthesia; PACU = post anesthesia care unit