Table 4.
Nausea and vomiting post surgery
| Variablea | Placebo (n=11) |
Active (n=10) |
P-valuec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nausea hour 0 | 2 (20%)b | 2 (20%) | 1.00 |
| Nausea hour 2 | 3 (27%) | 2 (20%) | 1.00 |
| Nausea hour 6 | 5 (45%) | 4 (40%) | 1.00 |
| Nausea hour 12 | 3 (27%) | 2 (20%) | 1.00 |
| Nausea hour 24 | 3 (30%)b | 1 (10%) | 0.58 |
| Any nausea within 24 hours after surgery | 10 (91%) | 5 (50%) | 0.064 |
| Vomiting hour 0 | 0 (0%)b | 0 (0%) | NA |
| Vomiting hour 2 | 0 (0%)b | 0 (0%) | NA |
| Vomiting hour 6 | 1 (10%)b | 1 (10%) | 1.00 |
| Vomiting hour 12 | 1 (10%)b | 1 (10%) | 1.00 |
| Vomiting hour 24 | 0 (0%)b | 0 (0%) | NA |
| Any vomiting within 24 hours after surgery | 2 (20%)b | 2 (20%) | 1.00 |
| Requested antiemetic after surgery | 11 (100%) | 5 (50%) | 0.012 |
Notes:
a
Categorical variables are reported as n (%), continuous variables are reported with median (minimum, 25th percentile, 75th percentile, maximum)
b
information was not collected for one patient
c
P-value given based on Fisher’s exact test unless otherwise specified.