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Table 2 Comparison of patients’ scores in discomfort symptoms

From: Effect of low-concentration carbohydrate on patient-centered quality of recovery in patients undergoing thyroidectomy: a prospective randomized trial

 

F Group

PW Group

CH Group

P value

Thirst

 Arrival in the operating theatre

5 (3)

4 (2)a

3 (3.5)a

0.000

 3 h after surgery

8 (2.5)

6 (3)a

5 (3.5)ab

0.000

Hunger

 Arrival in the operating theatre

4 (4)

4.5 (2)

2 (3)ab

0.000

 3 h after surgery

5 (2)

5 (2)

4 (2)ab

0.000

Anxiety

 1d before surgery

1 (0.5)

1 (1)

1 (1)

0.175

 Arrival in the operating theatre

3 (1.5)

3 (1)a

3 (1)a

0.008

 3 h after surgery

5 (1)

3 (1)a

3 (2)a

0.000

 1d after surgery

3 (2)

3 (1.75)

2 (1)ab

0.000

  1. Data are presented as M (IQR). Details of the groups are shown in Table 1
  2. acompared with F group the difference was significant at 0.05 level
  3. bcompared with PW group the difference was significant at 0.05 level