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Table 3 Main perioperative factors associated with POCD in elderly patients

From: Risk factors for postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients undergoing surgery for oral malignancies

 

POCD (n = 37)

Non-POCD (n = 75)

P-value

Time of anaesthesia (min)

514.05 ± 66.35

483.27 ± 61.77

0.013

Intraoperative hypotension (n, %)

9 (24.30%)

6 (8.00%)

0.035

Intraoperative bleeding (mL)

532.43 ± 127.59

566.67 ± 144.34

0.223

Length of ICU stay (days)

3 (2 ~ 4)

2 (2 ~ 3)

0.114

Secondary operation within 7 days (n, %)

5 (13.50%)

7 (9.30%)

0.527

Postoperative infection (n, %)

4 (10.80%)

7 (9.30%)

0.523

  1. POCD Postoperative cognitive dysfunction, non-POCD No postoperative cognitive dysfunction, ICU Intensive care unit