Table 9: Preoperative assessment as a risk factor (n = 125).
Variables |
PONV |
RR |
|
Yes |
No |
(95% CI) |
|
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
|
History of Smoking |
|||
Yes |
2 (50.0) |
2 (50.0) |
1.55 (0.56-4.27) |
No |
39 (32.2) |
82 (67.8) |
Referent |
History of motion sickness |
|||
Yes |
10 (76.9) |
3 (23.1) |
2.78 (1.82-4.24)*** |
No |
31 (27.7) |
81 (72.3) |
Referent |
History of previous PONV |
|||
Yes |
0 (0) |
1 (100) |
0 (-) |
No |
41 (33.1) |
83 (66.9) |
Referent |
Type of surgery |
|||
Ear |
1 (16.7) |
5 (83.3) |
0.45 (0.07-2.75) |
Nose |
7 (23.3) |
23 (76.7) |
0.63 (0.31-1.27) |
Throat |
33 (37.1) |
56 (62.9) |
Referent |
ASA classification |
|||
Class I |
37 (36.3) |
65 (63.7) |
2.09 (0.83-5.27) |
Class II |
4 (17.4) |
19 (82.6) |
Referent |
Concurrent Medical Illness |
|||
Yes |
3 (50) |
3 (50) |
1.57 (0.68-3.63) |
No |
38 (31.9) |
81 (68.1) |
Referent |
Fasting time |
|||
Less or equal 12 hrs |
21 (32.8) |
43 (67.2) |
1.00 (0.61-1.65) |
More than 12 hrs |
20 (32.8) |
41 (67.2) |
Referent |
Opioid given as pre-medication |
|||
Yes |
2 (50.0) |
2 (50.0) |
1.55 (0.56-4.27) |
No |
39 (32.2) |
82 (67.8) |
Referent |