Table 8.
Postoperative outcomes (n=118)
| Length of PACU stay (minutes) | 66±37 (18–266) | ||
| Incidence of nausea/emesis | 7 (5.9) | ||
| Need for opioid administration in PACU | 60 (50.8) | ||
| Hospital admission | 27 (22.9) | ||
| Hospital admission for uncontrolled pain | 9 (7.6) | ||
| 1–4 | 5–8 | 9–12 | |
| Average pain scores recordeda | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
Notes: Data presented as mean ± standard deviation (range) or n (%).
a
Pain scores 1–4 are the first to fourth pain scores recorded, scores 5–8 are the fifth to eighth pain scores recorded, scores 9–12 are the ninth to twelfth pain scores recorded. Pain scores are recorded approximately every 15 minutes.
Abbreviation: PACU, postanesthetic care unit.