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Table 3 Comparison of different clinical outcomes between Group A and Group B

From: Effects of short-term preoperative intranasal dexmedetomidine plus conventional treatment on delirium following cardiac surgery in patients with sleep disorders

Overall outcomes

Group A (n=50)

Group B (n=50)

P Value

Primary outcome

 POD, n (%)

15 (30.0)

6 (12.0)

0.027

Secondary outcome

 Postintervention anxiety, n (%)

12(24)

4(8)

0.029

 Postintervention clinical insomnia, n (%)

13(26)

5(10)

0.037

 Mechanical ventilation duration>12 h, n (%)

41 (82.0)

40 (80.0)

0.799

 Myocardial infarction, n (%)

2(4.0)

0 (0)

0.495

 Stroke, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

-

 CSICU stay (median, IQR, h)

42.5 (21.8,63.3)

25.5 (19.0,67.5)

0.090

 Hospital days (median, IQR, d)

23.5 (19.0,29.3)

24.0 (20.0,28.0)

0.997

 In-hospital mortality, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

-

  1. Data are presented as the median (interquartile range) or n (%).POD postoperative delirium, CSICU Cardiac surgery intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range