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Table 5 Side effects of the opioid medications

From: Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia plus psychoeducational intervention for acute postoperative pain in patients with pulmonary nodules after thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Side effects

Number of patients, n(%)

P-value

PG

CG

Nausea/vomiting

3(3.9)

10(13.2)

0.042

Dizziness

4(5.3)

5(6.6)

0.731

Hypersomnia

1(1.3)

2(2.6)

0.560

Headache

1(1.3)

1(1.3)

1.000

Respiratory depression

0(0)

1(1.3)

–

Urinary retention

0(0)

0(0)

–

Pruritus

0(0)

0(0)

–

Total

9(11.8)

19(25.0)

0.036

  1. Abbreviations: PG psychoeducational intervention group, CG control group
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BMC Anesthesiology

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