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. 2012 Jul 31;12:15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2253-12-15

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.