Table 4 Intraoperative and postoperative characteristics of pediatric patients in the two groups

Preoperative discomfort

 Dizziness (n)

6

9

0.315

 Gastrointestinal discomfort (n)

3

5

0.634

 Thirst (n)

3

13

0.003

 Hunger (n)

17

33

 < 0.001

Operation situation

 Operation time (h)

1.2 ± 0.6

1.2 ± 0.5

0.754

 Intraoperative bleeding (mL)

7.5 ± 7.9

5.7 ± 4.2

0.185

Food intake

 Initial food intake duration after surgery (h)

2.0 ± 1.3

2.7 ± 1.8

0.041

 PNOV (cases)

1

1

1.000

Pain

 PCA (cases)

32

14

 < 0.001

 Mean pain score

1.8 ± 0.3

2.0 ± 0.6

0.061

 Highest pain score

2.0 ± 0.5

2.6 ± 1.4

0.004

 Additional interventions (cases)

5

11

0.068

Opiods usage

 Total dose (mg)

74.4 ± 39.4

92.3 ± 45.4

0.057

 Dose per kilogram (mg/kg)

3.00 ± 1.37

3.97 ± 2.07

0.013

Hematological indices

 Hemoglobin (g/L)

116.6 ± 20.0

113.8 ± 11.8

0.427

 White blood cells (× 10⁹/L)

10.0 ± 2.6

10.6 ± 2.1

0.328

 CRP (mg/L)

12.6 ± 16.9

9.9 ± 9.9

0.383

 PCT (μg/L)

0.11 ± 0.12

0.08 ± 0.05

0.369

 Albumin (g/L)

39.4 ± 2.7

40.4 ± 2.7

0.110

 Prealbumin (mg/L)

158.9 ± 34.0

155.5 ± 29.7

0.626

 Preoperative glucose (mmol/L)

4.63 ± 0.47

4.59 ± 0.40

0.694

 Postoperative glucose (mmol/L)

4.65 ± 0.41

4.55 ± 0.43

0.288

Perioperative complications

 Incision problems (cases)

2

4

0.608

 Aspirational pneumonia (cases)

0

0

-

 Gastroesophageal reflux (cases)

2

1

0.599

Hospital stays

 Total length of hospital stay (days)

7.1 ± 2.0

6.7 ± 2.6

0.483

 Length of postoperative hospital stay (days)

4.09 ± 0.88

4.95 ± 2.49

0.034