Table 2.

Outcomes of the study. Data are expressed as median [25–75 interquartile ranges] or N (%)

	Dexamethasone group (N = 35)	Control group (N = 35)	P value
Number of patients requiring rescue analgesia	8 (23%)	17 (49%)	0.02
First administration of rescue analgesia (hours)	19 [14; 19]	10 [5; 10]	0.07
Number of patients requiring Nalbuphin boluses for rescue analgesia	0 (0%)	2 (6%)	0.5
Postoperative vomiting (N)	3 (8.5%)	5 (11.4%)	0.2