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Table 2 The number of use of rescue analgesia and metoclopramide and the incidence of fever and vomiting

From: The comparison of dexamethasone and triamcinolone periarticular administration in total knee arthroplasty: retrospective cohort study

 

Dexamethasone

Triamcinolone

p value

Mean number of the uses of rescue analgesia

1.3 ± 0.8

1.1 ± 0.8

0.330

Number of patients who had a fever

4 (7.7%)

2 (4%)

0.551

Mean number of the uses of metoclopramide

0.3 ± 0.5

0.3 ± 0.5

0.325

Number of patients who had vomiting

5 (9.6%)

7 (14%)

0.678

  1. Values are the mean ± standard deviation