Table 2

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

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