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Table 4 Comparison of postoperative outcomes between dementia and non-dementia group in patients over 85 years of age with acute cholecystitis

From: Dementia in elderly patients undergoing early cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective observational study

 

Total (n = 59)

Patients with dementia (n = 22)

Patients without dementia (n = 37)

p value

Postoperative complications (Clavien grade > 1), n (%)

7 (11.9)

3 (13.6)

4 (10.8)

0.525

Delirium, n (%)

21 (35.6)

14 (63.6)

7 (18.9)

0.001

Postoperative hospital stay, days*

9.0 (4–57)

12.0 (4–37)

7.0 (4–57)

0.079

Routine discharge, n (%)

53 (89.8)

18 (81.8)

35 (94.6)

0.131

  1. Continuous parameters are presented as median (range)*, and categorical parameters are presented as n (%)
  2. Routine discharge was defined as a condition wherein discharge disposition was the same as the preoperative destination