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Table 4 Meta-analysis of risk factors for postoperative delirium after head and neck cancer surgery

From: Incidence and risk factors for postoperative delirium after head and neck cancer surgery: an updated meta-analysis

Risk factors

Number of studies

Pooled OR

Lower 95% CI

Upper 95% CI

P-value

I2 (%)

Statistical method

Age

5

1.05

1.03

1.07

< 0.001

18

Fixed

Age > 75 years

2

6.52

3.07

13.87

< 0.001

0

Fixed

Male gender

5

2.29

1.06

4.97

0.04

55

Random

ASA states

3

2.19

1.44

3.33

< 0.001

31

Fixed

ICU stay

2

2.08

0.46

9.46

0.34

93

Random

Operative time

3

1.00

1.00

1.01

0.003

0

Fixed

History of smoking

2

2.74

1.13

6.65

0.03

0

Fixed

Diabetes mellitus

3

2.73

1.24

6.01

0.01

0

Fixed

  1. Abbreviations: ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, CI Confidence interval, ICU Intensive care unit, OR Odds ratio