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The primary outcome for between\u2010group comparison was the incidence of excitatory (mixed and hyperactive) postoperative delirium. The secondary outcomes for comparison were the incidence and duration of overall postoperative delirium.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The overall incidence of postoperative delirium was 39% (95% confidence interval\u00a0=\u00a034\u201344%) (n\u00a0=\u00a0116). Seventeen percent of participants in the tryptophan group and 9% in the placebo group had excitatory delirium (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.18), and the duration of excitatory delirium was 3.3\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.7\u00a0days for tryptophan and 3.1\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.9\u00a0days for placebo (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.74). Forty percent of participants in the tryptophan group and 37% in the placebo group had overall delirium (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.60), and the duration of overall delirium was 2.9\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.8\u00a0days for tryptophan and 2.4\u00a0\u00b1\u00a01.6\u00a0days for placebo (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.17).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Postoperative tryptophan supplementation in older adults undergoing major elective operations requiring postoperative\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICU<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      admission did not reduce the incidence or duration of postoperative excitatory delirium or overall delirium.\n             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