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Table 3 Comparisons of the severity of nausea in the three groups

From: The effectiveness of ramosetron and ondansetron for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a randomized controlled trial

 

Ramosetron (n = 39)

Ondansetron (n = 43)

Control (n = 40)

p value

0–6 h

2.9 ± 3.5

2.0 ± 3.2

2.5 ± 3.1

0.725

6–24 h

0.4 ± 1.3*

1.1 ± 2.5

1.7 ± 2.4

0.003

24–48 h

0.1 ± 0.5

0.2 ± 0.8

0.3 ± 1.3

0.416

  1. Values are mean ± SD in parentheses using the VAS, where 0 indicates no nausea and 10 the worst imaginable nausea.
  2. *p < 0.05 compared with group C