Table 3 Relationships between POV risk with the anesthesia groups (TIVA or volatile anesthesia) and other factors using uni- and multivariate logistic regression analyses.

From: Impact of general anesthesia on postoperative complications in orthognathic surgery: a retrospective comparison of total intravenous anesthesia versus volatile anesthesia

 

POV + 

POV −

Univariate

Multivariate

(n = 16)

(n = 66)

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Anesthesia

   

0.585

 

0.741

  TIVA

9 (56.25%)

42 (63.6%)

Reference

 

Reference

 

  Volatile anesthetics

7 (43.75%)

24 (36.4%)

1.36 (0.45–4.12)

 

0.78 (0.17–3.52)

 

Sex

   

0.933

 

0.395

  Male

6 (37.5%)

24 (36.4%)

Reference

 

Reference

 

  Female

10 (62.5%)

42 (63.6%)

0.95 (0.31–2.95)

 

2.06 (0.39–10.89)

 

Smoking

   

0.828

 

0.82

  Yes

2 (12.5%)

7 (10.6%)

Reference

 

Reference

 

  No

14 (87.5%)

59 (89.4%)

0.83 (0.16–4.44)

 

0.79 (0.10–5.97)

 

Age

26.3

25.5

1.01 (0.95–1.07)

0.751

1.06 (0.97–1.15)

0.222

BMI (kg/m2)

21.7

21.2

1.08 (0.87–1.34)

0.495

1.11 (0.82–1.52)

0.496

Surgical time (min)

188.4

171.4

1.01 (1.00–1.03)

0.085

 

 − 

Anesthesia time (min)

306.6

297.3

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

0.400

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

0.383

Use of opioids

  Fentanyl (μg)

335.9

280.3

1.44 (1.02–2.05)

0.039*

1.71 (1.10–2.65)

0.017*

  Remifentanil (μg)

4733.9

4744.1

1.00 (0.96–1.04)

0.979

0.98 (0.92–1.06)

0.652

In–out balance

1318.4

1361.1

0.99 (0.90–1.09)

0.795

 

–

Infusion (mL)

2417.5

2534.9

0.98 (0.90–1.06)

0.559

0.96 (0.85–1.08)

0.501

Out (mL)

1099.1

1173.8

0.98 (0.89–1.08)

0.666

 

–

  Bleeding (mL)

300.9

245.8

1.02 (0.99–1.05)

0.232

1.01 (0.97–1.06)

0.518

  Urine (mL)

798.1

928

0.96 (0.87–1.07)

0.454

0.98 (0.82–1.18)

0.831

  1. Odds ratios (ORs) are based on the following one unit change: fentanyl 50 μg, remifentanil 100 μg, in–out balance (infusion and out) 100 mL, urine 100 mL, and bleeding 10 mL.
  2. BMI Body mass index, CI Confidence interval, POV Postoperative vomiting, TIVA Total intravenous anesthesia.
  3. *P value < 0.05.