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. 2016 Dec 31;16(4):273–281. doi: 10.17245/jdapm.2016.16.4.273

Table 4. Univariate analysis of postoperative nausea and vomiting by intra-operative and postoperative factors.

No. of patients (%) PONV No. (%) P-value Crude OR (95% CI)
Duration of anesthesia (h) < 0.001*
 < 2 73 (19.6) 7 (9.6) 1
 2–4 198 (53.2) 44 (22.2) 2.69 (1.15, 6,29)
 > 4 101 (27.2) 43 (42.6) 6.99 (2.92, 16.74)
NG tube insertion 0.002*
 No 252 (67.7) 52 (20.6) 1
 Yes, no retention 73 (19.6) 30 (41.1) 2.68 (1.54, 4.68)
 Yes, with retention 47 (12.6) 12 (25.5) 1.32 (0.64, 2.72)
Blood loss (mL) < 0.001*
 ≤ 100 200 (53.7) 37 (18.5) 1
 101–499 91 (24.5) 23 (25.3) 1.49 (0.82, 2.69)
 ≥ 500 81 (21.8) 34 (42.0) 3.19 (1.81, 5.62)
Postoperative opioid 0.094*
 No 320 (86.1) 76 (23.8) 1
 Yes 52 (13.9) 18 (34.6) 1.70 (0.91, 3.18)

PONV: Postoperative nausea vomiting