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

Table 2

Postoperative parameters.

	NK1 group,	ONS group,	value
0–2 hours
PONV	34 (41%)	25 (28%)	0.077
Complete response	64 (78%)	71 (80%)	0.852
Vomiting	2	15 (17%)	0.0016
Rescue antiemetic use	18	13	0.238
0–24 hours
PONV	45 (55%)	44 (49%)	0.647
Complete response	58 (71%)	60 (67%)	0.741
Vomiting	2	25 (28%)	<0.0001
Rescue antiemetic use	30	26	0.331
0–48 hours
PONV	45 (55%)	47 (53%)	0.878
Complete response	58 (71%)	60 (67%)	0.741
Vomiting	2	26 (29%)	<0.0001
Rescue antiemetic use	30	29	0.631

Data are presented as number of patients (percentile); NK1 group, i.v. fosaprepitant; ONS group, i.v. ondansetron; PONV, postoperative nausea and vomiting. <0.05 compared to ONS group.