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Table 6 Incidence and severity of postoperative complications [38]

From: A balanced view of balanced solutions

Variable

6% hetastarch in saline

6% hetastarch in balanced salt

Ringer's lactate

P value

Nausea

14 (47%)

11 (37%)

22 (73%)

0.007

Nausea severity

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒ1 (mild)

8

2

4

0.02

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒ2 (moderate)

4

4

10

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒ3 (severe)

2

5

8

Ā 

Emesis

8 (27%)

7 (23%)

16 (53%)

0.02

Rescue antiemetic

9 (30%)

8 (27%)

18 (60%)

0.006