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Table 5 Postoperative nausea/vomiting score, sedation score and patient satisfaction score in the three study groups

From: Comparative study of dexmedetomidine versus fentanyl as adjuvants to bupivacaine in ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing radical cystectomy: a prospective randomised study

 

Group B

(n = 20)

Group BF

(n = 20)

Group BD

(n = 20)

p value

Nausea and vomiting:

 No nausea/vomiting

15 (75.0%)

14 (70.0%)

17 (85.0%)

0.69

 Nausea

2 (10.0%)

2 (10.0%)

2 (10.0%)

 

 Retching

1 (5.0%)

3 (15.0%)

1 (5.0%)

 

 Vomiting

2 (10.0%)

1 (5.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Sedation:

 Awake

9 (45.0%)

13 (65.0%)

19 (95.0%)

0.015

 Drowsy

8 (40.0%)

6 (30.0%)

1 (5.0%)

 

 Asleep but arousable

3 (15.0%)

1 (5.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Patient satisfaction:

 Poor satisfaction

4 (20.0%)

2 (10.0%)

0 (0.0%)

< 0.001

 Moderate

10 (50.0%)

6 (30.0%)

1 (5.0%)

 

 Good

5 (25.0%)

9 (45.0%)

5 (25.0%)

 

 Perfect

1 (5.0%)

3 (15.0%)

14 (70.0%)

 
  1. Data are represented as numbers and percent
  2. P-value < 0.05 (significant)
  3. P-value > 0.05 (non-significant)