Clinical Study

Complex Assessment of the Incidence and Risk Factors of Delirium in a Large Cohort of Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Single-Center 6-Year Experience

Table 6

Independent predictors of delirium in a multivariate analysis-subanalysis in patients who underwent CABG and/or valve procedure.

VariableLogistic OR95% CIP

Obstructive pulmonary disease (yes = 1)4.8091.264–18.2960.02
Any blood transfusion (yes = 1)3.9042.054–7.420<0.001
Postoperative cerebral ischemia (yes = 1)2.7431.211–6.2100.01
Carotid artery stenosis (yes = 1)2.4911.272–4.8780.008
Age > 65 years (yes = 1)2.3071.162–4.5800.01
ΔpO2 (<ΔQ1 or >ΔQ3 versus ΔQ1−3)1.0111.008–1.015<0.001
Liver disease in anamnesis (yes = 1)0.1040.011–0.9640.046

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, pO2: arterial oxygen partial pressure, Δ: intraoperative fluctuation (max − min).