Table 2.
Intraoperative and Postoperative Clinical Outcomes
| Outcomes | Unmatched Cohort | Matched Cohort | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEX Group (n= 5565) | Non-DEX (n=1853) | P value | DEX Group (n=1853) | Non-DEX (n=1853) | P value | |
| Surgery time; hour | 3.19±1.78 | 3.12±3.35 | 0.246 | 3.17±1.17 | 3.04±1.21 | 0.002 |
| Severe sleep disturbance at the day of the surgery; n(%) | 835 (15.0) | 490(26.4) | <0.0001 | 280(15.1) | 490(26.4) | <0.0001 |
| PONV during 24 hrs after surgery; n(%) | 537(9.6) | 192(10.4) | 0.373 | 184(9.9) | 192(10.4) | 0.703 |
| Off-bed activity at 24 hrs after surgery; n(%) | 478(8.6) | 245(13.2) | <0.0001 | 191(10.3) | 245(13.2) | 0.007 |
| Anal exsufflation at 24 hrs after surgery; n(%) | 1790(32.2) | 576(31.1) | 0.390 | 579(31.3) | 576(31.1) | 0.943 |
| Inadequate analgesia during 24 hrs after surgery; n(%) | 961(17.3) | 302(16.3) | 0.336 | 294(15.9) | 302(16.3) | 0.754 |
Abbreviation: PONV, Postoperative nausea and vomiting.