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Table 6 Association between PONV, pain and the drugs used

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

Medications

PONV; N = 96 (%)

No PONV; N = 115 (%)

P value*

Pain; N = 157

No pain; N = 54

P value*

Propofol

96 (100)

113 (98.3)

0.296

155 (98.7)

54 (100)

0.553

Fentanyl

95 (99)

113 (98.3)

0.568

156 (99.4)

52 (96.3)

0.162

Midazolam

37 (38.5)

42 (36.5)

0.436

60 (38.2)

19 (35.2)

0.410

Atracurium

51 (53.1)

58 (50.4)

0.401

83 (52.9)

26 (48.1)

0.330

Opioid

27 (28.1)

23 (20)

0.111

109 (69.4)

52 (96.3)

0.000

  1. *Significant p-values are in bold
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