Table 6.
Management | GP I (n = 15) | GP II (n = 15) | GP III (n = 15) | GP IV (n = 15) | Test of significance | P | ||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |||
Total IV fluids in 24 h | ||||||||||
Min.–Max. | 2.0–3.50 | 1.50–3.50 | 1.50–3.50 | 1.50–3.0 | F = 7.026* | <0.001* | ||||
Mean ± SD | 2.97 ± 0.52 | 2.27 ± 0.53 | 2.70 ± 0.46 | 2.23 ± 0.56 | ||||||
Pcontrol | 0.003* | 0.498 | 0.002* | |||||||
Significance between GPs | P 1 = 0.112, P2 = 0.998, and P3 = 0.076 | |||||||||
Anti-emetic (ondansetron 4 mg) | ||||||||||
Min.–Max. | 8.0–24.0 | 4.0–12.0 | 4.0–24.0 | 1.50–3.0 | H = 43.662* | <0.001* | ||||
Mean ± SD | 14.67 ± 4.19 | 8.53 ± 2.56 | 12.8 ± 4.83 | 2.23 ± 0.56 | ||||||
Pcontrol | 0.003* | 0.390 | <0.001* | |||||||
Significance between GPs | P 1 = 0.039*, P2 = 0.002*, and P3 < 0.001* |
Pairwise comparison between each two GPs was carried out using post hoc test (Tukey). χ2, chi square test; MC, Monte Carlo; H, H for Kruskal–Wallis test; F, F for ANOVA test.