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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and intraoperative variables (n = 61)

From: Adding dexmedetomidine to morphine-based analgesia reduces early postoperative nausea in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial

 

Group Dex

Group Ctrl

P value

Age (years)

44.0 (8.1)

44.2 (8.4)

0.896

Height (cm)

161.3 (5.8)

160.6 (5.5)

0.503

Weight (kg)

61.0 (8.8)

60.8 (8.8)

0.885

BMI (kgm−2)

23.5 (3.1)

23.5 (2.8)

0.872

ASA status I/II (n)

34/27

31/30

0.586

Smoking (n/%)

3 (4.9)

3 (4.9)

1.000

History of motion sickness (n/%)

19 (31.1)

22 (36.1)

0.565

History of PONV (n/%)

4 (6.6)

7 (11.5)

0.343

Apfel score for PONV risk (n/%)

0.492

1

0

0

 

2

3 (4.9)

1 (1.6)

 

3

38 (62.3)

36 (59.0)

 

4

20 (32.8)

24 (39.3)

 

Average number of risk scores

3.3 (0.6)

3.4 (0.5)

0.679

Duration of anesthesia(min)

133 (59)

131 (52)

0.837

Duration of surgery(min)

112 (59)

112 (49)

0.969

Intraoperative propofol(mg·kg− 1·h− 1)

5.4 (1.2)

5.4 (0.8)

0.784

Intraoperative remifentanil (μg·kg− 1·h− 1)

7.3 (1.4)

7.1 (1.2)

0.367

Intraoperative fluids (ml)

1285 (433)

1239 (417)

0.545

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD) or n (%). BMI body mass index
  2. PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting
  3. Dex dexmedetomidine, Ctrlcontrol