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Methods: A total of 162 male patients aged \u226550 years undergoing elective major urological surgery under general anesthesia from May 2024 to March 2025 were included in this prospective observational study. Delirium was assessed using CAM-ICU twice a day for five postoperative days. Groups with and without delirium were compared, and perioperative predictors of delirium were analyzed. Multivariate regression analysis was used to identify independent risk factors for POD. Results: Overall, 16% of patients developed delirium during the follow-up period. Patients with POD were significantly older (mean age, 73.3 \u00b1 5.2 years vs. 66.3 \u00b1 7.2, p &lt; 0.001), had more comorbidities, and lived in rural areas. Atrial fibrillation and COPD were particularly significant. The incidence of POD was higher in patients with mild\/moderate alcohol consumption than in those who never drink. Analysis of intraoperative factors revealed a significant difference between groups in the presence of intraoperative hypotension and blood transfusion. Patients with delirium had more severe postoperative pain. Optimal cutoff values of age (\u226567.5), number of comorbidities (\u22652), preoperative MMSE score (\u226425.5), and postoperative NRS score (\u22654.85) were determined using ROC curves. The multivariate analysis identified age \u2265 67.5 years, COPD, mild\/moderate alcohol consumption, preoperative MMSE score \u2264 25.5, intraoperative hypotension, and postoperative NRS score \u2265 4.85 as independent risk factors in this cohort. 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