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Table 2 Pre, trans, and post-operative variables and their relationship with delirium

From: Hypertension, mitral valve disease, atrial fibrillation and low education level predict delirium and worst outcome after cardiac surgery in older adults

Variable

Delirium

p

No (n = 114)

Yes (n = 59)

Preoperative variables

 Male

75 (65.79%)

31 (52.54%)

0.09

 Age

68.80 ± 5.63

70.80 ± 6.05

0.03

 Education level (years)

3.59 ± 3.19

2.00 ± 2.55

< 0.01

 Hypertension

81 (71.05%)

49 (83.05%)

0.08

 Statin use

104 (91,2%)

48 (81.35%)

0.06

 EuroSCORE II

3.65 ± 3.91

4.83 ± 3.65

0.06

 Valve disease

  Mitral valve disease

22 (19.29%)

21 (35.59%)

< 0.01

  Aortic valve disease

18 (15.78%)

12 (20.33%)

0.14

 Pre MMSE

24.04 ± 4.15

21.79 ± 4.85

< 0.01

 Pre VFT

10.92 ± 3.88

9.11 ± 3.21

< 0.01

 ClCr (mL/min)

62.60 ± 19.80

57.00 ± 19.10

0.07

Trans/post-operative variables

 Anesthesia time (min)

274.10 ± 60.62

290.10 ± 57.11

0.09

 CPB time (min)

64.99 ± 52.83

81.55 ± 59.90

0.06

 Aortic clamping time (min)

42.83 ± 38.90

58.88 ± 46.98

0.02

 Hypoxemia

36 (31.58%)

27 (45.76%)

0.06

 Renal dysfunction

19 (16.66%)

18 (30.51%)

0.03

 AF post-surgery

26 (22.8%)

28 (47.45%)

< 0.01

 Troponin I [1]

6.62 ± 8.84

12.84 ± 17.47

< 0.01

  1. MMSE Mini-mental state examination, VFT Verbal fluency test, ClCr Creatinine clearance, CPB time Cardiopulmonary bypass time, AF Atrial fibrillation; Troponin I [1]: troponin dosed in the first day after surgery