Gastric Decompression Decreases Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in ENT Surgery

Table 2

The number and ratio of patients demonstrating PONV in postoperative 2nd, 4th, 8th, and 24th hours,.

		Group I		Group II		𝑃
		𝑛	%	𝑛	%
PONV	First hour
	None	63	90.0%	32	47.8%
	PONV
	Mild	3	4.3%	22	32.8%	0.000*
	Moderate	4	5.7%	8	11.9%
	Severe	0	0.0%	5	7.5%
	Fourth hour
	None	57	81.4%	24	35.8%
	PONV
	Mild	9	12.9%	25	37.3%	0.000*
	Moderate	3	4.3%	14	20.9%
	Severe	1	1.4%	4	6.0%
	Eighth hour
	None	62	88.6%	24	35.8%
	PONV
	Mild	7	10.0%	35	52.2%	0.000*
	Moderate	1	1.4%	6	9.0%
	Severe	0	0.0%	2	3.0%
	24th hour
	None	67	95.7%	50	74.6%
	PONV
	Mild	3	4.3%	16	23.9%	0.000*
	Moderate	0	0.0%	1	1.5%
	Severe	0	0.0%	0	0.0%