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Table 6 Nausea severity and antiemetic use

From: Effect of Goreisan, a traditional Japanese Kampo medicine, on postoperative nausea and vomiting in gynecological patients

 

Control (n = 43)

Goreisan (n = 40)

p value

Nausea severity

 At extubation

0 [0–0]

0 [0–0]

0.45

 To 30 min

0 [0–1]

0 [0–1]

0.84

 30 min to 2 h

0 [0–1]

0 [0–0]

0.20

 2 h to 6 h

0 [0–2]

0 [0–1.25]

0.82

 6 h to 24 h

1 [0–3]

2 [0–3]

0.22

Antiemetic medicine use

 At extubation

0

0

NA

 To 30 min

0

1 (2.5%)

0.3

 30 min to 2 h

3 (7.0%)

4 (10.0%)

0.62

 2 h to 6 h

9 (20.9%)

3 (7.5%)

0.08

 6 h to 24 h

18 (41.9%)

15 (41.9%)

0.56

  1. Nausea severity was identified using a 4-point scale (0: none, 1: slightly, 2: moderate, 3: severe). Data in nausea severity are shown as the median and interquartile range
  2. Data in antiemetic medicine use are expressed as frequencies and percentage