Table 3 Sedation effectiveness, awakening time, psychotomimetic side effects, postoperative pain, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and patient and gynaecologist satisfaction
Group S (n = 60) | Group ES (n = 60) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Times of somatic motors during the surgery | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.080 |
Times of sedation-related procedure interruption | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.139 |
Awakening time (min) | 7 (6, 8) | 7 (6, 8) | 0.323 |
Psychotomimetic side effects | |||
Memory of dreaming | 3 (5.0%) | 8 (13.3%) | 0.204 |
Memory of nightmares | 1 (1.7%) | 0 | 1.000 |
Drowsiness | 1 (1.7%) | 2 (3.3%) | 1.000 |
Hallucination | 0 | 0 | |
NRS of pain in the PACU | 2 (1, 4) | 3 (2, 5) | 0.193 |
Additional analgesics in the PACU | 8 (13.3%) | 14 (23.3%) | 0.239 |
NRS of pain over the next 24 hours | 3 (2, 5) | 3 (2, 5) | 0.755 |
NRS of nausea in the PACU | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.319 |
NRS of nausea over the next 24 hours | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.518 |
Vomiting in the PACU | 1 (1.7%) | 0 | 1.000 |
Vomiting over the next 24 hours | 6 (10.0%) | 6 (10.0%) | 1.000 |
Patient satisfaction after awakening | 5 (5, 5) | 5 (5, 5) | 0.791 |
Patient satisfaction in the next 24 h | 5 (5, 5) | 5 (5, 5) | 0.434 |
Gynaecologist satisfaction | 5 (5, 5) | 5 (5, 5) | 0.574 |