Table 3.
Perioperative variables after matching.
| Group R (n = 152) |
Group P (n = 152) |
STD (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain VAS at day 0 | 6.17 ± 1.87 | 6.17 ± 1.79 | 0 | 0.977 |
| Pain VAS at day 1 | 2.99 ± 1.58 | 2.86 ± 1.41 | −8.68 | 0.443 |
| Nausea NRS at day 0 | 0.15 ± 0.44 | 0.34 ± 0.79 | 29.71 | 0.012∗ |
| Nausea NRS at day 1 | 0.05 ± 0.25 | 0.09 ± 0.35 | 13.15 | 0.275 |
| Rescue antiemetics at day 0 | 16 (10.5) | 27 (17.8) | 69.52 | 0.080 |
| Rescue antiemetics at day 1 | 9 (5.9) | 8 (5.3) | −10.17 | 0.803 |
| PONV at day 0 | 41 (26.9) | 56 (36.8) | 13.42 | 0.043∗ |
| PONV at day 1 | 15 (9.8) | 21 (13.8) | 4.33 | 0.287 |
| CR at day 0 | 111 (73.0) | 96 (63.2) | −13.42 | 0.043∗ |
| CR at day 1 | 137 (90.1) | 131 (86.2) | −4.33 | 0.287 |
| Number of vomiting instances at day 0 | 0.03 ± 0.27 | 0.03 ± 0.27 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Number of vomiting instances at day 1 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.08 | 17.68 | 0.319 |
| Dizziness at day 0 | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | −100 | 1.000 |
| Dizziness at day 1 | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | −100 | 1.000 |
| Headache at day 0 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | NA | |
| Headache at day 1 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | NA |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD, absolute number (percentages), or absolute number. STD: standardized difference, VAS: visual analogue scale, NRS: numerical rating scale, and CR: complete responder. ∗P < 0.05 between group comparison.