. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Perianesth Nurs. 2016 Sep 1;32(3):169–176. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2015.12.009

Table 1. Patient Characteristics According to Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Status.

Variable	No PONV (n= 68) Mean ± SD or Number (%)	PONV (n= 29) Mean ± SD or Number (%)	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Intervals
Age (years)	58.8 ± 9.5	57.8 ± 8.4	0.988	0.94 - 1.03
Race			0.369	.042 - 3.21
White	61 (89.7%)	27 (93.1%)
African American	6 (8.8%)	1 (3.4%)
Non-smokers	58 (85.3%)	26 (89.7%)	0.622	0.17 – 2.82
History of PONV*	25 (36.8%)	23 (79.3%)	7.028	2.51 – 19.62
Anxiety (POMS)	9.8 ± 5.9	11.2 ± 4.8	1.047	0.97 – 1.13
Pain in PACU*	3.34 ± 3.05	5.31 ± 2.69	1.258	1.07 – 1.48
Total Opioids in PACU (MME)*	4.9 ± 6.0	8.9 ± 6.1	1.131	1.04 – 1.28
Scopalamine Patch	7 (10.3%)	6 (20.7%)	0.177	0.69 – 7.48
IV Tylenol Given	29 (42.6%)	12 (41.4%)	0.949	0.39 – 2.29

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