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Table 3 Patients satisfaction and postoperative adverse events

From: Effect of pre-infusion of hypertonic saline on postoperative delirium in geriatric patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy: a randomized controlled trial

 

H (n = 42)

N (n = 41)

P value

Patients satisfaction, n (%)

39 (92.86%)

37 (90.24%)

0.973

PONV, n (%)

4 (9.52%)

3 (7.32%)

0.973

NRS for pain, median (IQR)

 12 h after the operation

4.00 (2.00–5.00)

4.00 (3.00–5.00)

0.446

 24 h after the operation

2.00 (1.00–3.25)

2.00 (1.00–3.00)

0.252

 Demyelination, n (%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

-

 Phlebitis, n (%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

-

 Infection, n (%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

-

 Hypothermia, n (%)

10 (23.81%)

11 (26.83%)

0.752

 Shivering, n (%)

6 (14.29%)

5 (12.20%)

0.779

  1. Values are presented as number of patients (%), or median (inter-quartile range)
  2. PONV Postoperative nausea and vomiting, NRS numerical rating scale, rate on a scale of 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating severer pain