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Table 1 Patient antiemetic use characteristics

From: A prospective cohort observational study to validate a simplified postoperative nausea and vomiting severity scale and its effects on sleep and vitality

Variable

Total

Antiemetic use

P-value

No

Yes

Patient number (N)

967

867 (89.7%)

100 (10.3%)

 

Baseline characteristics

   

Age

53.70 ± 15.57

54.49 ± 15.27

46.87 ± 16.55

< 0.001

Gender

   

0.002

 Male

307 (31.7%)

289 (33.3%)

18 (18.0%)

 

 Female

660 (68.3%)

578 (66.7%)

82 (82.0%)

 

Kidney function

    

eGFR

84.62 ± 32.22

83.61 ± 28.48

93.38 ± 54.27

0.079

Body measurement

    

 Waist/Hip

0.91 ± 0.08

0.91 ± 0.08

0.90 ± 0.07

0.460

 BMI

26.57 ± 6.59

26.08 ± 6.16

30.81 ± 8.42

< 0.001

Other data

    

 Diabetes

198 (20.5%)

173 (20.0%)

25 (25.0%)

0.236

 Smoking

230 (23.8%)

221 (25.5%)

9 (9.0%)

< 0.001

 Anesthesia time

186.71 ± 90.89

187.87 ± 92.51

176.61 ± 75.07

0.241

Surgery method

   

< 0.001

 Upper abdominal

129 (13.3%)

125 (14.4%)

4 (4.0%)

 

 Lower abdominal

89 (9.2%)

85 (9.8%)

4 (4.0%)

 

 Laparoscopic surgery

210 (21.7%)

157 (18.1%)

53 (53.0%)

 

 VAT

148 (15.3%)

130 (15.0%)

18 (18.0%)

 

 Other a

391 (40.4%)

370 (42.7%)

21 (21.0%)

 

Pain

    

 NRS rest

2.33 ± 1.39

2.32 ± 1.40

2.41 ± 1.27

0.573

 NRS move

4.62 ± 1.73

4.64 ± 1.75

4.51 ± 1.51

0.465

 NRS cough

5.48 ± 1.82

5.51 ± 1.85

5.24 ± 1.52

0.096

Outcome information

    

 Bad sleep

532 (55.0%)

459 (52.9%)

73 (73.0%)

< 0.001

 Bad vitality

172 (17.8%)

141 (16.3%)

31 (31.0%)

< 0.001

 Bad sleep and vitality

132 (13.7%)

104 (12.0%)

28 (28.0%)

< 0.001

PONV Score

    

 RINVR

4.83 ± 7.57

3.34 ± 6.04

17.72 ± 7.26

< 0.001

 SPONVSS

1.82 ± 3.02

1.22 ± 2.37

6.98 ± 3.15

< 0.001

  1. a Other methods include thyroid cancer surgery, breast surgery, orthopedic surgery, and spine surgery
  2. eGFR: estimated Glomerular filtration rate, VAT: Video-assisted thoracotomy, NRS: Numerical rating scale, BMI: body mass index, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, SPONVSS: simplified postoperative nausea and vomiting severity score (0–12)