Table 5.

Side effects after surgery

	DCIVNPP group	Control group	P -value
Just after surgery—Day 0
Side effects, N (%)
None	196 (61%)	217 (68%)	0.12
Nausea	40 (12%)	49 (15%)	0.36
Malaise	38 (12%)	30 (9%)	0.31
Dizziness	78 (24%)	54 (17%)	0.02
Anxiety	21 (7%)	16 (5%)	0.41
Abdominal pain	5 (2%)	9 (3%)	0.42
Missing data	16	13
Getting up, N (%)			0.09
Yes	177 (52%)	151 (45%)
No	161 (48%)	187 (55%)
First night after surgery
Side effects, N (%)
None	237 (72%)	245 (74%)	0.60
Nausea	22 (7%)	28 (8%)	0.76
Malaise	17 (5%)	17 (5%)	1
Dizziness	54 (15%)	33 (9%)	0.04
Anxiety	23 (6%)	21 (6%)	0.76
Abdominal pain	4 (1%)	15 (5%)	0.02
Missing data	9	7
First day after surgery—Day 1
Side effects, N (%)
None	223 (68%)	227 (68%)	0.99
Nausea	30 (9%)	40 (12%)	0.26
Malaise	22 (7%)	28 (8%)	0.46
Dizziness	53 (16%)	44 (13%)	0.32
Anxiety	17 (5%)	14 (4%)	0.58
Abdominal pain	7 (2%)	18 (5%)	0.04
Missing data	11	6
Getting up, N (%)			0.09
Yes	285 (84%)	271 (80%)	0.32
No	53 (16%)	67 (20%)
Second day after surgery—Day 2
Side effects, N (%)
None	252 (76%)	258 (77%)	0.85
Nausea	29 (9%)	30 (9%)	1
Malaise	12 (4%)	11 (3%)	0.84
Dizziness	30 (9%)	23 (7%)	0.32
Anxiety	11 (3%)	10 (3%)	0.83
Abdominal pain	10 (3%)	16 (5%)	0.32
Missing data	6	3
Getting up, N (%)			0.92
Yes	309 (91%)	305 (90%)	0.70
No	29 (9%)	33 (10%)
Third day after surgery—Day 3
Side effects, N (%)
None	259 (78%)	280 (84%)	0.06
Nausea	18 (5%)	19 (6%)	1
Malaise	10 (3%)	2 (1%)	0.02
Dizziness	21 (6%)	12 (4%)	0.11
Anxiety	7 (2%)	10 (3%)	0.63
Abdominal pain	12 (4%)	14 (4%)	0.99
Missing data	4	3
Getting up, N (%)			0.92
Yes	325 (92%)	318 (92%)	0.26
No	13 (4%)	20 (6%)

DCIVNPP Dynamic intermittent compression cryotherapy with intravenous-nefopam pain management protocol