Perioperative medicine & outcomes
In-hospital coded prevalence and associated factors of postoperative delirium following rotator cuff repair surgery: a retrospective national inpatient sample database study
Authors' conclusion
Among patients undergoing inpatient rotator cuff repair, POD had an in-hospital coded prevalence of 7.5%-a non-negligible proportion.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing inpatient rotator cuff repair, US National Inpatient Sample, 2016–2019
- Participants
- 7,216 patients
- Outcome
- In-hospital coded prevalence of POD
Methodological detailsnational database (National Inpatient Sample)
- National database (National Inpatient Sample)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
In-hospital coded prevalence of postoperative delirium (POD), 2016–2019
7.5%
Highest rate, recorded in 2019
8.8%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Characteristics of patients with POD
- Patients with POD: advanced age, increased comorbidity burden, prolonged hospital stays and higher hospitalization costs
- P < 0.001
Factors associated with POD
- Associated with POD: age ≥65 years, Medicaid or private insurance, alcohol or drug abuse, deficiency anemias, neurological disorders, psychoses
- Female sex and elective admission reduced the risk of POD
Original publication
In-hospital coded prevalence and associated factors of postoperative delirium following rotator cuff repair surgery: a retrospective national inpatient sample database study. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 13 June 2026. doi:10.
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