Prevalence of Emergence Delirium and Associated Factors among Older Patients Who Underwent Elective Surgery: A Multicenter Observational Study
Table 4
Results of multivariable logistic regression of factors independently associated with the emergence delirium in older patients who underwent elective surgery at Teaching Hospitals of Ethiopia, Ethiopia (n = 384).
Variables
Categories
AOR (95% CI)
Educational status
High education
1
Low education
1.33 (0.11–1.14)
No
1.21 (0.03–2.58)
Marital status
Married
1
Single
0.88 (0.19–2.33)
Divorced
1.11 (0.37–1.66)
Comorbidity
No
1
Yes
9.45 (0.83–22.99)
Preoperative hemoglobin levels
Nonanemic
1
Anemic
1.98 (1.77–3.46)
Types of anesthesia
Regional anesthesia
1
General anesthesia
4.33 (0.5–11.66)
Premedication
Anticholinergic
No
1
Yes
8.5 (6.85–17.35)
Opioids
No
1
Yes
7.89 (3.22–27.8)
Postoperative pain
No-mild
1
Moderate-severe
3.10 (2.07–9.84)
Sedation level
Calm or no answers
1
Restless
3.11 (0.29–1.88)
Agitated
0.80 (0.33–1.66)
Very agitated
1.11 (0.04–18.06)
Combative
2.75 (0.36–22.5)
N.B: Bold: Significant association on multivariable logistic regression.
