Granisetron versus Granisetron-Dexamethasone for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Pediatric Strabismus Surgery: A Randomized Double-Blind Trial

Table 1

Patient’s demographic profile.

	Group G; ()	Group GD; ()	value
Age, years	7.4 (3.8)	7.4 (3.8)	0.97^£
1–5	22	23
5–10	29	26
10–15	17	16
Sex
M : F	32 : 36	40 : 25	0.12^¥
Weight, kg	20 [5–70]	20 [9–50]	0.91
ASA status I/II	65/3	59/6	0.32^¥
Number of muscles, median	2 [1–4]	2 [1–4]	0.09
Duration of anaesthesia (min)	53.8 (14.9)	55.7 (16.6)	0.49^£
Duration of surgery (min)	39.9 (13.9)	41.8 (15.7)	0.45^£

ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Group G: children received granisetron at a dose of 40 mcg/kg.
Group GD: Children received granisetron at 40 mcg/kg and dexamethasone at 150 mcg/kg.
Values are mean (SD), median [range], or number.
^£Independent sample -test.
^¥Chi-square test.
Mann-Whitney test.