Table 2 |
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| Post-operative medication | |||
| Opioids | Crystalloid | Colloid | P value |
| Fentanyl (mcg) | 25 (0.0–100) | 25 (0.0–75.0) | 0.52 |
| Pethidine (mg) | 10.3 (23.7) | 4.9 (16.2) | 0.17 |
| Rescue Anti-emetics | |||
| Number of Patients Requiring Rescue | |||
| Anti-emetics N(%) | 9 (16.9) | 5 (5.3) | 0.37 |
| Time of Anti-emetic administration. N (%) | |||
| 0–30 min | 2 (3.6) | 3 (5.3) | 0.98 |
| 30 min–2 hrs | 5 (9.1) | 2 (3.5) | 0.42 |
| 2–24 hrs | 3 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.22 |
Continuous data are presented as mean, standard deviation and median, interquartile range. Categorical data are presented as Number and percentage. Note – One patient required anti-emetic more than one occasion.
Hayes et al. BMC Anesthesiology 2012 12:15 doi:10.1186/1471-2253-12-15