The Effect of Ondansetron on the Analgesic Efficacy of Tramadol in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Table 2
Demographics characteristics, Apfel’s risk score, duration of surgery and anesthesia, and patient satisfaction in both groups.
Group O (n = 28), mean ± SD
Group S (n = 27), mean ± SD
value
Age (year)
46.82 ± 11.30
47.48 ± 12.63
0.86 (1)
Weight (kg)
77.64 ± 19.49
78.25 ± 15.00
0.76 (1)
Height (cm)
166.64 ± 8.20
169.70 ± 10.64
0.11 (1)
Male/female
8/20
11/16
0.403 (2)
ASA I/ASA II
6/22
8/19
0.547 (2)
Apfel’s risk score: 0/1/2/3/4
0/3/13/11/1
0/3/16/8/0
0.522 (3)
Duration of surgery (min)
44.00 ± 17.00
32.29 ± 14.68
0.002 (1)
Duration of anesthesia (min)
63.14 ± 16.62
51.25 ± 15.16
0.001 (1)
Patient satisfaction: 1/2/3/4
0/4/8/16
0/1/8/18
0.387 (3)
Group O: ondansetron group; Group S: saline group; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologist. (1): Mann-Whitney U Test; (2): Fisher’s exact test; (3): chi-square test Statistically significant ().
