Comparison of Ramosetron with Palonosetron for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Receiving Opioid-Based Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia after Gynecological Laparoscopy
Table 2
Perioperative variables before matching.
Group R ()
Group S ()
STD (%)
value
Pain VAS at day 0
6.29 ± 1.93
6.23 ± 172
−0.07
0.346
Pain VAS at day 1
3.07 ± 1.55
2.86 ± 1.37
−13.89
0.108
Nausea NRS at day 0
0.25 ± 0.65
0.35 ± 0.82
14.48
0.111
Nausea NRS at day 1
0.06 ± 0.27
0.03 ± 0.26
−11.2
0.212
Rescue antiemetics at day 0
75 (13.1)
28 (15.6)
17.42
0.395
Rescue antiemetics at day 1
33 (5.6)
10 (6.0)
6.90
0.835
PONV at day 0
169 (28.7)
59 (35.5)
−10.01
0.090
PONV at day 1
67 (11.4)
23 (13.8)
2.86
0.651
CR at day 0
420 (71.3)
107 (64.5)
10.01
0.090
CR at day 1
522 (88.6)
143 (86.1)
−2.86
0.651
Number of vomiting instances at day 0
0.05 ± 0.43
0.03 ± 0.26
−5.01
0.544
Number of vomiting instances at day 1
0.00 ± 0.59
0.01 ± 0.09
1.91
0.429
Dizziness at day 0
14 (2.5)
2 (1.1)
77.78
0.382
Dizziness at day 1
13 (2.3)
3 (1.7)
30
0.774
Headache at day 0
1 (0.2)
1 (0.6)
100
0.421
Headache at day 1
3 (0.5)
0 (0.0)
200
1.000
Values are expressed as mean ± SD, absolute number (percentages), or absolute number. STD: standardized difference, VAS: visual analogue scale, NRS: numerical rating scale, and CR: complete responder.
