Table 3

Data regarding postoperative nausea, sedation and pruritus scores.

Variable

100 μg IT Morphine

200 μg IT Morphine

300 μg IT Morphine

Postoperative Nausea Scores

0 hrs

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

4 hrs

0 (0, 0.5)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 2.5)

8 hrs

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 2)

0 (0, 2)

12 hrs

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

16 hrs

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

20 hrs

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

24 hrs

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

Postoperative Pruritus Scores

0 hrs

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0.5)

4 hrs

0 (0, 2)

2 (0, 2)

0 (0, 2)

8 hrs

0 (0, 2)

0 (0, 2)

0 (0, 0)

12 hrs

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0.5)

0 (0, 0)

16 hrs

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

20 hrs

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

24 hrs

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 2)

Postoperative Sedation Scores

0 hrs

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

4 hrs

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 3)

8 hrs

1 (1, 4)

1 (1, 1.25)

1 (1, 4)

12 hrs

4 (1, 4)

1 (1, 4)

4 (1, 4)

16 hrs

1 (1, 4)

1 (1, 4)

4 (1, 4)

20 hrs

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

24 hrs

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

Notes: Data are presented as median (interquartile range).

Abbreviations: IT, intrathecal.

Hassett et al. BMC Anesthesiology 2008 8:5   doi:10.1186/1471-2253-8-5