Effect of Pregabalin and Dexamethasone on Postoperative Analgesia after Septoplasty

Table 5

The incidence of observed side effects in the groups.

	Group C (control)	Group P (pregabalin)	Group PD (pregabalin + dexamethasone)	𝑃 value
Nausea
0–2 h	12 (40.0%)^a	3 (10.0%)^a,b	11 (36.7%)^b	0.019
0–24 h	16 (53.3%)^a	7 (23.3%)^a	14 (46.7%)	0.046
Vomit
0–2 h	1 (3.3%)	0 (0%)	2 (6.7%)	0.242
0–24 h	4 (13.3%)	4 (13.3%)	5 (16.7%)	0.916
Dizziness
0–2 h	6 (20.0%)	5 (16.7%)	5 (16.7%)	0.927
0–24 h	8 (26.7%)	6 (20.0%)	11 (36.7%)	0.349
Headache
0–2 h	5 (16.7%)	2 (6.7%)	4 (13.3%)	0.461
0–24 h	7 (23.3%)	4 (13.3%)	8 (26.7%)	0.420
Blurred vision
0–2 h	0 (0%)^c	5 (16.7%)	9 (30.0%)^c	<0.001
0–24 h	0 (0%)^c	5 (16.7%)	11 (36.7%)^c	<0.001

aThere was a statistically significant difference between Group C and Group P (𝑃<0.05).
^bThere was a statistically significant difference between Group P and Group PD (𝑃=0.017).
^cThere was a statistically significant difference between Group C and Group PD (𝑃<0.01).