Table 4 Relationship between the occurrence of emergence agitation and POD assessed by the CAM-ICU score at different times among the studied groups

POD 2 h postop:

 No:

72 (94.7%)

35 (79.5%)

0.009*

 Yes:

4 (5.3%)

9 (20.5%)

POD 1st day evening:

 No:

72 (94.7%)

37 (84.1%)

0.04*

 Yes:

4 (5.3%)

7 (15.9%)

POD 2nd day at 11 a.m.:

 No:

73 (96.1%)

37 (84.1%)

0.02*

 Yes:

3 (3.9%)

7 (15.9%)

POD 2nd day at 6 p.m.:

 No:

73 (96.1%)

39 (88.6%)

0.116

 Yes:

3 (3.9%)

5 (11.4%)

POD 3rd day at 11 a.m.:

 No:

72 (94.7%)

41 (93.2%)

0.72

 Yes:

4 (5.3%)

3 (6.8%)

POD 3rd day at 6 p.m.:

 No:

76 (100%)

40 (90.9%)

0.007*

 Yes:

0 (0%)

4 (9.1%)