Penehyclidine hydrochloride for treating postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Comparison of primary and secondary outcomes within 48 h postoperatively between the two groups

Variable	Control group (n = 113)	PHC group (n = 221)	P-value
PONV	58 (51)	101 (46)	0.330
PON	12 (11)	22 (10)	0.850
POV	46 (41)	79 (36)	0.377
Rescue antiemetic therapy	30 (27)	49 (22)	0.376
Water intake (ml)	1645 ± 506	1571 ± 515	0.212

Categorical data are presented as n (%), and continuous data are presented as mean ± standard deviation
Abbreviations: PHC penehyclidine hydrochloride, PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting, PON postoperative nausea, POV postoperative vomiting

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