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Table 2 Comparison of preoperative delirium-related factors between famotidine- and omeprazole-treated groups

From: Reduction in the rate of postoperative delirium by switching from famotidine to omeprazole in Japanese hepatectomized recipients

 

famotidine

(n = 10)

omeprazole

(n = 11)

P value

Age (year)

77.4 ± 5.3

72.7 ± 6.1

0.073

Gender (male/female)

6/4

10/1

0.126

Body mass Index

23.3 ± 2.80

23.9 ± 2.53

0.597

Hypertension

7

5

0.245

Diabetes

4

6

0.410

Cerebral vascular disease

2

0

0.214

Respiratory disorders

1

4

0.185

Alcohol abuse

2

1

0.462

Abnormal sodium or potassium

3

1

0.256

Hypoalbuminemia

1

0

0.476

Liver damage (A/B)

9/1

10/1

0.738

Benzodiazepine administrationa)

3

0

0.090

H2 receptor antagonist administrationa)

0

3

0.124

  1. Values are number of patients or mean ± SD
  2. Liver damage was assessed according to “The general rules for the clinical and pathological study of primary liver cancer, 6th Edition”
  3. a)These drugs were taken until one day before the hepatectomy surgery
  4. In statistical analyses, Mann-Whitney U-test was used for age and body mas index, and Fisher’s exact test was used for other characteristics