Table 4 Post-operative adverse events
Group N (I) (n = 56) | Group W (II) (n = 56) | Group WS (III) (n = 55) | P-value | P-value (I vs. II) | P-value (I vs. III) | P-value (II vs. III) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 min after procedure | |||||||
Nose bleeding (1)(2)(3) | (5)(1)(0) | (13)(2)(0) | (14)(1)(0) | 0.547 | - | - | - |
Nausea or vomiting[n(%)] | 10(18) | 3(5) | 5(9) | 0.103 | - | - | - |
Dysphoria[n(%)] | 8(14) | 6(11) | 5(9) | 0.717 | - | - | - |
Xerostomia[n(%)] | 1(2) | 3(5) | 11(20) | 0.001 | 0.618 | 0.002 | 0.018 |
Pharyngalgia[n(%)] | 14(25) | 16(29) | 18(33) | 0.594 | - | - | - |
Barotrauma[n(%)] | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | - | - | - | - |
Airway injury[n(%)] | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | - | - | - | - |
30 min after procedure | |||||||
Nose bleeding (1)(2)(3) | (2)(0)(0) | (4)(0)(0) | (7)(0)(0) | 0.193 | - | - | - |
Recovery delay[n(%)] | 0(0) | 1(2) | 0(0) | 0.369 | - | - | - |
Xerostomia[n(%)] | 6(11) | 8(14) | 8(15) | 0.765 | - | - | - |
Pharyngalgia[n(%)] | 4(7) | 3(5) | 8(15) | 0.181 | - | - | - |
24 h after procedure | |||||||
Nose bleeding[n(%)] | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | - | - | - | - |
Xerostomia[n(%)] | 1(2) | 0(0) | 3(5) | 0.151 | - | - | - |
Pharyngalgia[n(%)] | 9(16) | 11(20) | 9(16) | 0.852 | - | - | - |