Table 2 Comparison of Rhodes index of nausea, vomiting and retching and anti-emetic drugs administration in the intervention and control groups during the study period
Variables | Groups | χ2, p—value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Intervention n (%) | Control n (%) | ||
Severity of nausea | |||
No | 44 (97.8) | 30 (66.7) | 15.14, 0.002 |
Mild | 1 (2.2) | 7 (15.6) | |
Moderate | 0 (0.0) | 7 (15.6) | |
Great & Severe | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.2) | |
Severity of vomiting | |||
No | 43 (95.6) | 33 (73.3) | 10.51, 0.01 |
Mild | 2 (4.4) | 3 (6.7) | |
Moderate | 0 (0.0) | 8 (17.8) | |
Great & Severe | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.2) | |
Severity of retching | |||
No | 45 (57.0) | 34 (75.6) | 12.53, 0.006 |
Mild | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.7) | |
Moderate | 0 (0.0) | 7 (15.6) | |
Great & Severe | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.2) | |
Frequency of nausea a | |||
No | 42 (93.3) | 30 (66.7) | 13.14, 0.004 |
1–2 | 3 (6.7) | 4 (6.7) | |
3–4 | 0 (0.0) | 7 (15.6) | |
5 or more | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.9) | |
Frequency of vomiting a | |||
No | 45 (57.0) | 34 (75.6) | 12.53, 0.006 |
1–2 | 0 (0.0) | 6 (13.3) | |
3–4 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.9) | |
5 or more | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.2) | |
Frequency of retching a | |||
No | 42 (93.3) | 30 (66.7) | 10.66, 0.01 |
1–2 | 2 (4.4) | 6 (13.3) | |
3–4 | 1 (2.2) | 5 (11.1) | |
5 or more | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.9) | |
Amount of vomiting | |||
Very large b | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12.53, 0.002 |
Large c | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Moderate d | 0 (0.0) | 5 (11.1) | |
Small e | 0 (0.0) | 6 (13.3) | |
I did not throw up | 45 (100.0) | 34 (75.6) | |
Duration of nausea | |||
Not at all | 42 (64.4) | 29 (64.4) | 16.58, 0.001 |
1 h or less | 3 (6.7) | 2 (4.4) | |
2–3 h | 0 (0.0) | 9 (20.0) | |
More than 4 h | 0 (0.0) | 5 (11.1) | |
Administration of Anti-emetic drug in recovery room | |||
Yes | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.9) f | 4.18, 0.04 |
No | 45 (100.0) | 41 (91.1) | |
Administration of Anti-emetic drug in orthopedic ward | |||
Yes | 1 (2.4) | 7 (15.9) f | 4.66, 0.03 |
No | 41 (97.6) | 37 (84.1) | |