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Table 3 Postoperative adverse events in PACU

From: Sugammadex facilitates early recovery after surgery even in the absence of neuromuscular monitoring in patients undergoing laryngeal microsurgery: a single-center retrospective study

Variables

Group S (n = 68)

Group P (n = 67)

P-value

PONV required to use rescue antiemetics (n)

1

None

0.994

Hypertension events (%)

3.0

2.9

0.977

Hypotension events (%)

4.1

6.4

0.17

Tachycardia events (%)

8.0*

17.3

≤0.001

Bradycardia events (%)

7.8

10.7

0.156

Incomplete reversal case with hypoxia (n)

None

1

0.994

  1. The patient data are presented as number of patients (n) or incidence of haemodynamic events (%). Group S: patients who received sugammadex as a reversal agent. Group P: patients who received pyridostigmine as a reversal agent
  2. PACU post-anaesthesia care unit, PONV Postoperative nausea and vomiting
  3. *P < 0.05 vs. group P