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Table 4 The occurrence and severity of postoperative pain and their association with PONV

From: Assessment of pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting and their association in the early postoperative period: an observational study from Palestine

Characteristic

Frequency (%)

PONV; N = 96 (%)

No PONV; N = 115 (%)

P-value*

Pain severity

 None

54 (25.6)

15 (27.8)

39 (72.2)

< 0.001

 Mild

56 (26.5)

22 (39.3)

34 (60.7)

 Moderate

64 (30.3)

31 (48.4)

33 (51.6)

 Severe

37 (17.5)

28 (75.7)

9 (24.3)

Pain at rest

 None

54 (25.6)

15 (27.8)

39 (72.7)

< 0.001

 Mild

72 (34.1)

34 (47.2)

38 (52.8)

 Moderate

55 (26.1)

23 (41.8)

32 (58.2)

 Severe

30 (14.2)

24 (80.0)

6 (20.0)

Pain with movement

 None

54 (25.6)

15 (27.8)

39 (72.2)

0.010

 Mild

56 (26.5)

25 (44.6)

31 (55.4)

 Moderate

39 (18.5)

20 (51.3)

19 (48.7)

 Severe

62 (29.4)

36 (58.1)

26 (41.9)

  1. PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting
  2. *Significant p-values are in bold