A Comparison of Fosaprepitant and Ondansetron for Preventing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Moderate to High Risk Patients: A Retrospective Database Analysis

Table 1

Patient demographics.

	NK1 group	ONS group
Patients
Age, years
Height, cm
Weight, kg
ASA PS I/II/III	23/58/1	27/61/1
PONV risk factors
Nonsmoker	80	88
History of motion sickness	26	22
Women	82	89
Postoperative opioids, µg
Duration of anesthesia, min
Duration of surgery, min
Anesthetics; remifentanil, mg
Blood loss, ml
Fluid volume, ml

Data are presented as means ± SD (or range) or number of patients; NK1 group, i.v. fosaprepitant; ONS group, i.v. ondansetron; PONV, postoperative nausea and vomiting; ASA PS, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status.