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Table 2 Outcome

From: The impact of a preoperative nurse-led orientation program on postoperative delirium after cardiovascular surgery: a retrospective single-center observational study

Characteristics

Preoperative visit (+)

(n = 128)

Preoperative visit (–)

(n = 125)

P value

Primary outcome

 Delirium, n (%)

18 (14.1%)

34 (27.2%)

 < 0.01

Secondary outcome

 Length of ICU stay, day, Median (IQR)

1 (1–2)

1 (1–3)

0.067

Length of hospital stay, day, Median (IQR)

14.0 (11.0–20.8)

17.0 (13.0–23.0)

 < 0.01

 Hospital death, n (%)

3 (2.3)

1 (0.8)

0.62

 Discharge to home, n (%)

104 (81.3)

92 (74.2)

0.083

 Medical cost, million yen, Median (IQR)

5.04 (3.92–6.59)

5.18 (3.66–6.97)

0.96

  1. ICU: intensive care unit; IQR: interquartile range