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Table 7 Independent factors associated with PONV using multiple logistic regression analysis (enter method)

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

Variable

B

S.E

Wald

P value*

Odds ratio with 95% CI

History of PONV

 No

    

Ref

 Yes

0.82

0.40

4.18

0.041

2.28 (1.03–5.01)

Post-operative pain

 No

    

Ref

 Yes

0.88

0.37

5.64

0.018

2.41 (1.17–4.97)

Type of surgery

 General

    

Ref

 Laparoscopic

0.52

0.40

1.64

0.200

1.68 (0.76–3.69)

 Orthopedic

0.40

0.48

0.77

0.401

1.50 (0.58–3.85)

 Otorhinolaryngology

− 0.48

0.45

1.11

0.292

0.62 (0.26–1.51)

 Urosurgery

− 0.59

0.59

0.97

0.324

0.56 (0.17–1.78)

 Neurosurgery

1.16

0.75

2.40

0.122

3.17 (0.74–13.67)

 Vascular surgery

− 1.52

1.11

1.86

0.172

0.22 (0.26–1.94)

  1. PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting, CI confidence interval, B the coefficient of the predictor variables
  2. *Significant p-values are in bold
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