Table 1 General characteristics of patients (n = 1211) with moderate-to-severe (NRS scores from 4 to 10) versus none-to-mild (NRS scores from 0 to 3) post-operative thirst at first assessment.
Variable | Moderate-to-severe thirst (n = 675) | None-to-mild thirst (n = 536) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic variables | |||
Age, years | 56.81 ± 15.74 | 57.16 ± 16.16 | 0.702 |
Sex, n (%) | 0.721 | ||
Male | 357 (52.89%) | 289 (53.92%) | |
Female | 318 (47.11%) | 247 (46.08%) | |
ASA classification, n (%) | 0.345 | ||
I | 49 (7.26%) | 35 (6.53%) | |
II | 404 (59.85%) | 300 (55.97%) | |
III | 218 (32.30%) | 199 (37.13%) | |
IV | 4 (0.59%) | 2 (0.37%) | |
Emergency surgery, n (%) | 0.597 | ||
No | 639 (94.67%) | 511 (95.34%) | |
Yes | 36 (5.33%) | 25 (4.66%) | |
Time of last food intake, h | 14.34 ± 3.76 | 14.37 ± 5.20 | 0.924 |
Operation-related variables | |||
Surgery type, n (%) | 0.288 | ||
Urological surgery | 150 (22.22%) | 129 (24.07%) | |
Orthopedic surgery | 134 (19.85%) | 94 (17.54%) | |
General surgery | 108 (16.00%) | 83 (15.49%) | |
Otolaryngology surgery | 98 (14.52%) | 83 (15.49%) | |
Thoracic surgery | 75 (11.11%) | 66 (12.31%) | |
Plastic surgery | 40 (5.93%) | 36 (6.72%) | |
Neurosurgery | 38 (5.63%) | 34 (6.34%) | |
Other types of surgery | 32 (4.74%) | 11 (2.05%) | |
Types of anesthesia, n (%) | 0.031 | ||
General (with ETT) | 387 (57.33%) | 326 (60.82%) | |
General (IVGA) | 134 (19.85%) | 108 (20.15%) | |
General (with SGA) | 81 (12.00%) | 43 (8.02%) | |
Regional | 73 (10.81%) | 59 (11.01%) | |
Atropine use, n (%) | 96 (14.22%) | 74 (13.81%) | 0.836 |
Glycopyrrolate use, n (%) | 484 (71.70%) | 356 (66.42%) | 0.047 |
Neostigmine use, n (%) | 364 (53.93%) | 295 (55.04%) | 0.700 |
Ketamine use, n (%) | 56 (8.30%) | 53 (9.89%) | 0.394 |
Furosemide use, n (%) | 11 (1.63%) | 9 (1.68%) | 0.947 |
Operating time, min | 82.58 ± 71.24 | 88.65 ± 89.16 | 0.200 |
Peri-operative fluid balance, ml | 475.96 ± 422.29 | 520.63 ± 477.96 | 0.089 |
Body temperature, n (%) | 0.340 | ||
Normal | 583 (86.37%) | 477 (88.99%) | |
Hyperthermal | 80 (11.85%) | 53 (9.89%) | |
Hypothermal | 12 (1.78%) | 6 (1.03%) | |
