. 2020 Feb 27;15(2):e0228805. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228805

Table 2. Physical status, intraoperative complications, pain, and PONV in PACU for patients who underwent TIVA or BGA.

		Group		Total n (%)	p
		TIVA n (%)	BGA n (%)	Total n (%)	p
Previous surgeries	Yes	39 (65.0)	33 (54.1)	72 (59.5)	0.300^b
Previous surgeries	No	21 (35.0)	28 (45.9)	49 (40.5)	0.300^b
ASA physical status	I	25 (41.7)	28 (45.9)	53 (43.8)	0.775^b
ASA physical status	II	35 (58.3)	33 (54.1)	68 (56.2)	0.775^b
Previous pathologies	Yes	33 (55.0)	26 (42.6)	59 (48.8)	0.238^b
Previous pathologies	No	27 (45.0)	35 (57.4)	62 (51.2)	0.238^b
Intraoperative complications	Yes	1 (1.7)	2 (3.3)	3 (2.5)	>0.999^c
Intraoperative complications	No	59 (98.3)	59 (96.7)	118 (97.5)	>0.999^c
PONV in PACU	Yes	7 (11.7)	4 (6.6)	11 (9.1)	0.508^b
PONV in PACU	No	53 (88.3)	57 (93.4)	110 (90.9)	0.508^b
Need of morphine^a	Yes (≥1 doses)	26 (43.3)	18 (29.5)	44 (36.4)	0.164^b
Need of morphine^a	No	34 (56.7)	43 (70.5)	77 (63.6)	0.164^b

^aMorphine was applied every 20 minutes if the patient reported a pain score > 3 on the numerical rating scale in the PACU

^bYates’ chi-square test

^cFisher’s exact test.

Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiology; BGA, balanced general anesthesia; n, number of cases; PACU, postanesthesia care unit; PONV, postoperative nausea and vomiting; TIVA, total intravenous anesthesia.