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Table 5 Type of postoperative events among patients (N = 710)

From: The effect of obesity on intraoperative complication rates with hysteroscopic compared to laparoscopic sterilization: a retrospective cohort study

Eventa

Laparoscopic (n = 433)

Hysteroscopic (n = 277)

P value

Nausea/vomiting

6 (1.4)

3 (1.1)

1.0

Doctor evaluation in PACU

20 (4.6)

10 (3.6)

0.6

Pain requiring add’l meds

37 (8.6)

9 (3.3)

0.005

Emergency department visit within 2 weeks

21 (4.9)

3 (1.1)

0.005

  1. Number (%). PACU post-anesthesia care unit aPatients with more than one complication are counted in each applicable complication