Research Article

Association between Postoperative Opioid Requirements and the Duration of Smoking Cessation in Male Smokers after Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy with Gastroduodenostomy

Table 3

Opioid side effects up to postoperative day 2.

GroupNonsmokersSmokers value
G0 (N = 34)G1 (N = 42)G2 (N = 68)

Nausea/vomiting3 (8.8%)1 (2.4%)5 (7.4%)0.450
Dizziness/somnolence2 (5.9%)2 (4.8%)5 (7.4%)0.857
Urinary retention2 (5.9%)0 (0.0%)3 (4.4%)0.320

Data are represented as the number of cases (percentage). G0: nonsmokers; G1: smokers with ≤1 month smoking cessation preoperatively; G2: smokers with >1 month smoking cessation preoperatively.