Table 3.

Opioid side effect profile of each group at different time intervals.

Control (n = 21)					Experimental (n = 23)
4 h	POD1	POD2	POD3	Any SE	4 h	POD1	POD2	POD3	Any SE
0	N/Dz	Dz	Dz	1	0	0	N	0	1
N/V	N/V	N/V/Dz	Dz	1	Cf	Cf	Cf	Dz	1
0	Dz	Dz	0	1	0	N/V/Dz	N/V/Dz	0	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	P/Dz	N/Dz	0	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	Dz	0	0	1
0	Dw	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	Dz	Dw	0	1	0	Dz	0	0	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	N	0	0	1	0	Dz	0	0	1
Dw	Dw	Dw	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	Dz	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	C	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	P	1	N	0	0	0	1
0	V	0	0	1	0	N	0	0	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Dz	0	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
					0	0	0	0	0
					0	N	0	0	1
9.52%	42.86%	23.81%	14.28%	47.62%	8.70%	34.78%	21.74%	8.70%	52.17%

Table shows the percentages of control and experimental group subjects experiencing opioid side effects (SE) at each time interval: 4 h, postoperative days (POD) 1, 2 and 3, and total of any SE per group. There were no significant differences between the groups at 4 h even though a significant difference in opioid consumption was seen. Opioid side effects: (C) constipation; (Cf) confusion; (Dz) dizziness; (Dw) drowsiness; (N) nausea; (P) pruritus; (V) vomiting.