Research Article

Predicting Postoperative Vomiting for Orthopedic Patients Receiving Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia with the Application of an Artificial Neural Network

Table 3

The unadjusted and adjusted OR of some potential risk factors related to vomiting induced by PCEA.

Unadjusted OR95% CI valueAdjusted OR95% CI value
LowerUpperLowerUpper

Gender (female)8.1432.71024.463<0.00110.6213.13535.975<0.001
Age (year)1.0140.9861.0430.338
Total knee replacement (TKA)0.8890.4141.9100.17630.390.1521.0000.049
Epidural level0.3610.1181.1030.074
Length (cm)0.4980.3250.7630.0010.4900.3080.7820.003
Height (cm)0.9600.9191.0030.069
Weight (kg)0.9730.9431.0040.086
Bolus dose (mL)0.5060.1202.1230.352
BMI (kg/m2)0.9690.8931.0510.443