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Table 5 Postoperative outcome measures

From: Efficacy of intravenous lidocaine infusions for pain relief in children undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

Lidocaine group n = 35

Control group n = 36

p-value

PONV

 number (%)

17 (48.57%)

22 (61.11%)

0.29

PV

 number (%)

16 (45.7%)

18 (50.0%)

0.72

Duration of PONV in patients with PONV

 Median (IQR)

10.1 (5.13–18.75)

14.2 (8.23–19.33)

0.54

Patients who received Ondansetron

 number (%)

8 (22.86%)

12 (33.33%)

0.33

Dose of ondansetron

 Median (IQR)

3.5 (3.0–4.0)

4.0 (4.0–4.0)

0.32

Variable

Females n = 22

Males = 49

 

Number of patients who received Ondansetron

 number (%)

6 (27.27%)

14 (28.57%)

0.91

Variable

Lidocaine group n = 35

Control group n = 36

p-value

Length of hospital stay after extubation

 [days] Median (IQR)

4 (4–5)

4.5 (4–6)

0.31

 [hours] Median (IQR)

96 (88–116)

109 (87–141.5)

0.41

  1. Data are presented in absolute numbers (percentage), median (interquartile range – IQR)
  2. Non-parametric data are reported as median (interquartile range – IQR) and were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. PONV – postoperative nausea and vomiting, PV – postoperative vomiting