Table 2 Symptoms of delirium. Main symptoms, time of onset and duration of symptoms are listed. Disorientation was observed in 7 out of 11 patients, and hallucination and unintelligible speech were also observed in several patients. The onset of symptoms was mostly observed either on the day of surgery or 1 day post-operatively, although 1 case each of delayed onset was observed on days 2 and 3. Duration of delirium was usually short but 2 patients had symptoms persisting for more than 3 days
Patient No. | Main Symptoms | Time of onset | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Disorientation | Post-operative day 3 | 2days |
2 | Disorientation | Day of surgery | 1day |
3 | Disorientation, unintelligible speech and behavior | Post-operative day 1 | 1day |
4 | Unintelligible speech and behavior | Day of surgery | 1day |
5 | Disorientation | Day of surgery | 1day |
6 | Visual hallucination, talkativeness, standing at night | Day of surgery | 3days |
7 | Auditory hallucination, sitting up at night | Day of surgery | 5days |
8 | Disorientation, unintelligible speech and behavior | Post-operative day 1 | 1day |
9 | Unintelligible speech and behavior, raising voice at night | Day of surgery | 1day |
10 | Disorientation | Post-operative day 1 | 1day |
11 | Disorientation requiring psychiatric intervention | Post-operative day 2 | 2days |