Table 3.
Demographics and secondary variables
| Variable | Total (n = 42) | OFA-plus (n = 23) |
OP (n = 19) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y), (means ± SD) | 34.83 ± 11.06 | 34.04 ± 11.39 | 35.79 ± 10.77 | 0.820 |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 3 (7.1) | 0 (0) | 3 (15.8) | 0.084 |
| Female | 39 (92.9) | 23 (100) | 16 (84.2) | |
| Preoperative opioid prescription, n (%) | ||||
| No or eventually | 7 (16.7) | 3 (13) | 4 (21.1) | 0.819 |
| Weak opioids | 11 (26.2) | 6 (26.1) | 5 (26.3) | |
| Strong opioids | 15 (35.7) | 8 (34.8) | 7 (36.8) | |
| Strong opioid combination | 9 (21.4) | 6 (26.2) | 3 (15.8) | |
| Ileus, n (%) | 14 (33.3) | 1 (4.3) | 13 (68.4) | < 0.001 |
| PONV, n (%) | 23 (54.8) | 6 (26.1) | 17 (89.5) | < 0.001 |
| Constipation, n (%) | 14 (33.3) | 6 (26.1) | 8 (42.1) | 0.335 |
| Anxiolytic requirements, n (%) | ||||
| No | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.002 |
| Possible | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Moderate | 8 (19) | 8 (34.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Frequent | 18 (42.9) | 11 (47.8) | 7 (36.8) | |
| Very frequent | 16 (38.1) | 4 (17.4) | 12 (63.2) | |
| Opioid requirements at dischargea, n (%) | ||||
| No | 8 (19) | 6 (26.1) | 2 (10.5) | < 0.001 |
| Decrease | 14 (33.3) | 14 (60.9) | 0 (0) | |
| Equal | 8 (19) | 3 (13) | 5 (26.3) | |
| Increase | 12 (28.6) | 0 (0) | 12 (63.2) |
Data are presented as means ± standard deviation, or n (%) depending on the type and distribution. P values < 0.05 are considered significant
PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting, SD standard deviation
aCompared to preoperative values