Table 3.
Characteristics of patients converted to full-time hospitalization.
| Variable | Telephone group (n=26) | SMSa group (n=8) | Total (n=34) | |
| Type of anesthesia, n (%) |
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General | 20 (77) | 5 (63) | 25 (74) |
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General + regional | 4 (15) | 1 (13) | 5 (15) |
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Regional | 1 (4) | 1 (13) | 2 (6) |
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Spinal | 1 (4) | 1 (13) | 2 (6) |
| Type of surgery, n (%) |
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Orthopedic | 12 (46) | 5 (63) | 17 (50) |
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Gynecologic | 12 (46) | 3 (38) | 15 (44) |
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Oral | 2 (8) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) |
| Length of surgery (min), mean (SD) | 84.4 (60.7) | 88.7 (58.1) | 85.5 (58.6) | |
| Length of stay in PACUb (min), mean (SD) | 87.5 (37.1) | 75 (58.6) | 84.6 (50.5) | |
| VASc, mean (SD) | 3.3 (3.3) | 1.7 (2.9) | 2.9 (3.1) | |
| Morphine titration, n (%) | 4 (15) | 2 (25) | 6 (18) | |
| Morphine dose (mg), mean (SD) | 1.8 (4.2) | 1.7 (3.2) | 1.7 (3.7) | |
| Prevention of PONVd, n (%) | 22 (85) | 7 (88) | 29 (85) | |
| PONV, n (%) | 24 (92) | 8 (100) | 32 (94) | |
| Length of hospitalization in days, mean (SD) | 3.0 (10.4) | 2.5 (3.9) | 2.9 (8.5) | |
aSMS: short message service.
bPACU: postanesthesia care unit.
cVAS: visual analog scale.
dPONV: postoperative nausea and vomiting.