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Table 2 Post-operative medication

From: The effect of crystalloid versus medium molecular weight colloid solution on post-operative nausea and vomiting after ambulatory gynecological surgery - a prospective randomized trial

Opioids

Crystalloid

Colloid

P value

Fentanyl (mcg)

25 (0.0–100)

25 (0.0–75.0)

0.52

Pethidine (mg)

10.3 (23.7)

4.9 (16.2)

0.17

Rescue Anti-emetics

Number of Patients Requiring Rescue

Anti-emetics N(%)

9 (16.9)

5 (5.3)

0.37

Time of Anti-emetic administration. N (%)

0–30 min

2 (3.6)

3 (5.3)

0.98

30 min–2 hrs

5 (9.1)

2 (3.5)

0.42

2–24 hrs

3 (5.7)

0 (0.0)

0.22

  1. Continuous data are presented as mean, standard deviation and median, interquartile range. Categorical data are presented as Number and percentage. Note – One patient required anti-emetic more than one occasion.