[Retracted] Prevention of Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Delirium and Early Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Lobectomy

Table 5

Comparison of POD and POCD incidence and severity between the two groups.

	DEX group (n = 54)	S group (n = 55)
POD incidence, N (%)	6 (11.1)	15 (27.3)	0.004
POCD incidence, N (%)	9 (16.7)	17 (30.9)	0.008
POD severity (score)	2.4 ± 1.1	2.2 ± 1.0	0.084
Days of POCD per individual, N (%)	0.6 ± 0.7	0.4 ± 0.5	0.208

Data are described as mean ± SD or amount (percentage).