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Table 4 Incidence and severity of PONV after surgery

From: A randomized, double-blind study of the ultrasound assessment of the effect of pharyngeal packing on perioperative gastric volume in nasal surgery

Surgery

Time after surgery (h)

Group 2 (n = 44)

Group 1 (n = 44)

p

Septoplasty (n = 31)

2

37.5%

Severe

15%

60%

Severe

25%

 

Moderate

15%

Moderate

15%

0.378

Mild

7.5%

Mild

20%

 

4

18.8%

Severe

10%

60%

Severe

20%

 

Moderate

3.8%

Moderate

12%

0.046

Mild

5%

Mild

28%

 

8

50%

Severe

10%

53.3%

Severe

8%

 

Moderate

15%

Moderate

14%

0.862

Mild

25%

Mild

31.3%

 

24

0%

Severe

0%

13.3%

Severe

1.3%

 

Moderate

0%

Moderate

2%

0.226

Mild

0%

Mild

10%

 

SRP (n = 44)

2

50%

Severe

20%

50%

Severe

30%

 

Moderate

15%

Moderate

20%

0.762

Mild

15%

Mild

10%

 

4

40%

Severe

15%

41.7%

Severe

20%

 

Moderate

10%

Moderate

11.7%

0.845

Mild

15%

Mild

10%

 

8

25%

Severe

5%

33.3%

Severe

20%

 

Moderate

10%

Moderate

8.3%

0.786

Mild

10%

Mild

5%

 

24

5%

Severe

0%

16.7%

Severe

6.7%

 

Moderate

0%

Moderate

5%

0.461

Mild

5%

Mild

5%

 

FESS (n = 13)

2

40.9%

Severe

15%

54.5%

Severe

30%

 

Moderate

20%

Moderate

14.5%

0.286

Mild

5.9%

Mild

10%

 

4

29.5%

Severe

10%

47.7%

Severe

20%

 

Moderate

14.5%

Moderate

19.7%

0.126

Mild

5%

Mild

5%

 

8

31.8%

Severe

16.8%

38.6%

Severe

12%

 

Moderate

12%

Moderate

14%

0.655

Mild

3%

Mild

10.8%

 

24

2.3%

Severe

0%

15.9%

Severe

6%

 

Moderate

0%

Moderate

8%

0.064

Mild

0%

Mild

1.9%

 
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