Table 3 Assessment of safety criteria at different thirst management time points.

From: Prevalence, risk factors, and optimized management of moderate-to-severe thirst in the post-anesthesia care unit

Items

0 min

15 min

30 min

45 min

Failed safety criteria

158

(17.56%)

45

(5.00%)

27

(3.00%)

7

(0.78%)

Passed safety criteria

742

(82.44%)

855

(95.00%)

873

(97.00%)

893

(99.22%)

Room temperature water (n=374)

Eligible

319

(85.29%)

351

(93.85%)

363

(97.06%)

372

(99.47%)

Managed

262

(70.05%)

265

(70.86%)

250

(66.84%)

162

(43.32%)

Ice cubes (n=324)

Eligible

265

(81.79%)

309

(95.37%)

315

(97.22%)

320

(98.77%)

Managed

187

(57.72%)

186

(57.41%)

154

(47.53%)

93

(28.70%)

Oral Moisturizer (n=202)

Eligible

158

(78.22%)

195

(96.53%)

195

(96.53%)

201

(99.50%)

Managed

114

(56.44%)

138

(68.32%)

143

(70.79%)

108

(53.47%)

  1. Safety criteria were based on an assessment of consciousness, airway reflex, and presence of nausea feeling. Data are given as number of patients (percentages in parentheses).
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