Objective To analyze the related risk factors of postoperative delirium (POD) in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (AAD). Methods A total of 110 AAD patients (74 males and 36 females, aged ≥ 18 years) admitted to ICU after surgery from January 2017 to January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the occurrence of POD within 5 days after surgery, the patients were divided into two groups: POD group and non-POD group. POD was assessed by confusion assessment method intensive care unit (CAM-ICU). Perioperative indicators were collected and compared. The factors related to POD in patients undergoing AAD surgery were analyzed by univariate logistic regression, and the independent risk factors of POD in patients undergoing AAD surgery were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. Results The incidence of delirium was 29.1% (32 patients). Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that age, history of alcohol abuse, preoperative ALT, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score on postoperative day, MAP within 6 hours after ICU admission, and cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (SctO2) within 6 hours after ICU admission might be related risk factors for POD in AAD patients (P < 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that aging (for every one year increased, OR = 1.240, 95% CI 1.062-1.267, P = 0.036), history of alcohol abuse (OR = 1.106, 95% CI 0.927-1.270, P = 0.042), MAP within 6 hours after ICU admission (< 65 mmHg, OR = 1.326, 95% CI 0.863-1.974, P = 0.016), and SctO2 within 6 hours after ICU admission (≤ 50%, OR = 1.182, 95% CI 1.021-1.356, P = 0.022) were independent risk factors for POD in AAD patients. Compared with the non-POD group, the incidences of AKI and MODS in ICU were significantly higher, and the ICU stay was significantly longer in the POD group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of postoperative massive bleeding, reoperation rate within 5 days after surgery, incidence of cerebrovascular accident in ICU, and in-hospital mortality between the two groups. Conclusion Increased age, history of alcohol abuse, early postoperative hypotension, and low SctO2 are independent risk factors for POD in patients undergoing AAD surgery. |