Table 6 Mean intensity of post-operative thirst at each time point in patients who did not receive thirst management.
No thirst feeling at PACU (n = 122) | Refusal despite mild thirst feeling (n = 153) | Refusal despite moderate-to-severe thirst feeling (n = 34) | Failure of safety protocol (n = 2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Severity of thirst (scale from 0 to 10) | ||||
T0 (at 0 min) | 0.00 | 1.67 ± 1.06 | 3.61 ± 2.06 | 5.00 ± 0.00 |
T1 (at 15 min) | 0.00 | 1.66 ± 1.00 | 3.58 ± 2.08 | 3.50 ± 3.54 |
T2 (at 30 min) | 0.00 | 1.65 ± 0.96 | 3.79 ± 1.69 | 3.50 ± 3.54 |
T3 (at 45 min) | 0.00 | 1.61 ± 0.95 | 3.85 ± 1.67 | 3.50 ± 3.54 |
