Effect of perioperative restrictive and liberal fluid regimens on postoperative nausea-vomiting and quality of recovery in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Table 3 Comparison of Numerical Rating Scale scores between the study groups

Variables1	Group L2, n = 79	Group R3, n = 78	P value
15 minutes	1 (1.0-2.0) (1.4 ± 1)	1 (1.0-2.0) (1.2 ± 0.7)	0.342
30 minutes	2 (1.0-3.0) (2.1 ± 1.2)	2 (1.0-3.0) (2.0 ± 0.8)	0.844
60 minutes	2 (2.0-3.0) (2.4 ± 1.1)	2 (2.0-3.0) (2.6 ± 1.2)	0.247
2 hours	2 (2.0-4.0) (2.9 ± 1.3)	3 (2.0-4.0) (3.2 ± 1.3)	0.061
6 hours	2 (2.0-3.0) (2.7 ± 1.2)	2 (2.0-3.0) (2.5 ± 0.8)	0.676
12 hours	2 (2.0-3.0) (2.3 ± 0.8)	2 (2.0-2.3) (2.2 ± 0.9)	0.448
24 hours	2 (2.0-2.0) (2.0 ± 0.8)	2 (2.0-2.0) (2.0 ± 0.5)	0.592

¹Data are presented as median (quartile 1, quartile 3) and mean ± SD and analyzed with the Mann-Whitney U test.

²Group L: Liberal fluid treatment group.

³Group R: Restrictive fluid treatment group.