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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Perianesth Nurs. 2023 Jan 10;38(3):478–482. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2022.08.014

Table 1.

Comparison of participants who experienced post-discharge nausea and those who did not (n=334).

Experienced PDN (n=85) Did not experience PDN (n=249) p-value
Age (years) 56.94 ±11.9 61.16±11.8 p<0.00
Race - White (n= 269) 73 (25%) 226 (75%) NS
Race - Black (n=30) 7 (9%) 23 (91%) NS
Race - Asian (n=5) 3 (60%) 2 (40%) NS
Positive History of Motion Sickness
(n=131)
41(31%) 90 (69%) p< 0.05
Positive History of Pregnancy Induced Nausea and Vomiting
(n=128)
38 (45%) 90(36%) p<0.067
Positive History of PONV (n=103) 28(30%) 65(70%) p<0.85
Type of Surgery Segmental Mastectomy (n=232) 65(28%) 167(72%)
Type of Surgery Full Mastectomy or Bilateral Mastectomy (n=103) 20(23%) 83(86%)
Pain as measured on a 0–10 Numeric Scale 4.43 ± 2.32 2.81 ± 2.55 p<0.05
Use of Opioids after Discharge (at least one dose) (n=159) 53 (33%) 106 (67%) p<0.01