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Table 2 Assessment of postanesthesia care unit delirium

From: Effect of sedative premedication with oral midazolam on postanesthesia care unit delirium in older adults: a secondary analysis following an uncontrolled before-after design

 

Midazolam cohort

(n = 214)

Non-midazolam cohort

(n = 218)

PACU delirium

105 (49.1)

72 (33.0)

Positive CAM-ICU assessments

 1

57 (26.6)

43 (19.7)

 2

38 (17.8)

25 (11.5)

 3

8 (3.7)

3 (1.4)

 4

2 (0.9)

1 (0.5)

  1. Postanesthesia care unit (PACU) delirium was defined as a positive Confusion Asessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) at any one time point during the PACU stay. The numer of positive assessments is presented for each cohort. Data are given as absolute and relative numbers
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Perioperative Medicine

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