Epidural Dexamethasone for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Unilateral Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: A Comparative Study

Table 2

Clinical variables in two groups.

Characteristics	Dexamethasone group ()	Control group ()	value
Onset of epidural anesthesia (minute)	7.64 ± 2.74	12.09 ± 2.79	<0.001
Duration of analgesia (minute)	692.55 ± 245.88	286.59 ± 84.02	<0.001
Nausea	0	5 (22.7%)	0.048
Vomiting	0	0	—