Research Article

A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Complications after Thyroidectomy under Different Anesthetic Techniques: Volatile Anesthesia versus Total Intravenous Anesthesia

Table 3

Occurrence of postoperative complications.

TIVA group (n = 32)VA group (n = 35) value

PONV15 (42.9)16 (43.2)0.974
Itching or urticaria0 (0.0)1 (2.7)1.000
Shivering2 (5.7)1 (2.7)0.609
Desaturation0 (0.0)0 (0.0)

PONV = postoperative nausea and vomiting; TIVA = total intravenous anesthesia; VA = volatile anesthesia. Data are represented with number (%) for categorical variables.