. 2022 Mar 21;135(6):1253–1261. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005971

Table 3.

Postoperative Recovery Situation

Variables	Diprospan group (n = 48)	Control group (n = 48)	Mean difference or RR (estimate 95% CI)	P value
PONV
2 h	0 (0–0)	0 (0–0)		.808^a
4 h	0 (0–1)	0 (0–1)		.941^a
8 h	0 (0–1)	0 (0–1)		.831^a
24 h	0 (0–0.5)	0 (0–1)		.821^a
48 h	0 (0–0)	0 (0–0)		.603^a
Summary, n (%)	25 (52.1)	23 (47.9)	0.92 (0.62–1.3)^b
RSS
2 h	3 (3–3)	3 (3–3)		.696^a
4 h	3 (2–3)	3 (2–3)		.833^a
8 h	2 (2–3)	2 (2–3)		.678^a
24 h	2 (2–2)	2 (2–2)		1.000^a
48 h	2 (2–2)	2 (2–2)		.696^a
Length of stay	13 (11–14)	14 (12–16)		.240^a

Values presented as median and interquartile range (25%–75%).

Diprospan group: ropivacaine plus Diprospan group; control group: ropivacaine alone group.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; PONV, postoperative nausea and vomiting; RR, risk ratio; RSS, Ramsay Sedation Scale.

This value is RR.

Wilcoxon rank-sum test.