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Table 1 Demographic and clinical data for general anesthetics at UWMC. Continuous variables are summarized by mean (sd). Categorical variables are summarised by n and %. Ordinal variables are summarized by median and interquartile range

From: Cannabis use is associated with a small increase in the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting: a retrospective machine-learning causal analysis

Variable

Cannabis Use

None

Current

Daily

n (%)

24,662 (90.0)

1976 (7.2)

750 (2.7)

Preoperative Data

Age in years [mean (sd)]

53 (16)

48 (15)

50 (14)

ASA [n (%)]

 1

2577 (10.4)

176 (8.9)

19 (2.5)

 2

11,533 (46.8)

925 (46.8)

292 (38.9)

 3

10,532 (42.7)

875 (44.3)

439 (58.5)

Outpatient [n (%)]

16,321 (65.6)

1212 (61.3)

438 (58.4)

Male Sex [n (%)]

10,833 (44.3)

1055 (53.4)

390 (52.0)

Non-smoker [n (%)]

22,571 (92.3)

1526 (77.2)

525 (70.0)

Prior PONV/Motion Sickness [n (%)]

4604 (18.3)

368 (18.6)

191 (25.5)

Intraoperative Data

 Procedure Duration (min) [mean (sd)]

120 (94)

126 (105)

133 (110)

 Exposed to Nitrous Oxide [n (%)]

3152 (12.8)

240 (12.1)

111 (14.8)

 Surgery Higher Risk for Nausea [n (%)]

4425 (17.5)

341 (17.3)

146 (19.5)

 Total Number of Prophylactic Agents (median, [IQR])

2 [2,3]

2 [2,3]

2 [1,2]

Postoperative Data

 PACU Opioids [n (%)]

12,969 (52.6)

1184 (59.9)

476 (63.5)

 Apfel Score (median, [IQR])

2 [2,3]

2 [1,3]

2 [1,3]

Outcome

 PONV Observed [n (%)]

4255 (17.3)

372 (18.8)

164 (21.9)