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Table 3 Relationship between day one post-operative complaints and age, gender, medical condition, admission type and anesthetic duration.

From: Postoperative complications of pediatric dental general anesthesia procedure provided in Jeddah hospitals, Saudi Arabia

Post-operative complaints

Age

(years)

Gender

Medical condition

Admission type

Anesthesia duration

(min)

 

≤ 5

n(%)

> 5

n(%)

M

n(%)

F

n(%)

H

n(%)

MC n(%)

In

n(%)

Out

n(%)

< 125

n(%)

≥ 125

n(%)

Inability to eat (77)

50

(64.9)

27

(35.1)

37

(48.1)

40

(51.9)

59

(76.6)

18

(24.4)

36

(46.8)

41 *

(53.2)

39

(50.6)

38

(49.4)

Sleepiness (64)

41

(64.1)

23

(35.9)

34

(53.1)

30

(46.9)

52

(81.3)

12

(18.8)

41

(64.1)

23

(35.9)

29

(45.3)

35 *

(54.7)

Dental pain (43)

33

(76.7)

10 **

(23.3)

27

(62.8)

16 *

(37.2)

34

(79.1)

9

(20.9)

19

(44.2)

24 *

(55.8)

20

(46.5)

23

(53.5)

Dental bleeding (36)

17

(47.2)

19 *

(52.8)

15

(41.7)

21

(58.3)

24

(66.7)

12

(33.3)

23

(63.9)

13 *

(36.1)

24

(66.7)

12 *

(33.3)

Drowsiness (35)

26

(74.3)

9 *

(25.7)

21

(60)

14

(40)

28

(80)

7

(20)

14

(40.0)

21

(60.0)

13

(37.1)

22 *

(62.9)

Sore throat (31)

20

(64.5)

11

(35.5)

13

(41.9)

18

(58.1)

27

(87.1)

4

(12.9)

16

(51.6)

15

(48.4)

16

(51.6)

15

(48.4)

Vomiting (23)

16

(69.6)

7

(30.4)

11

(47.8)

12

(52.2)

19

(82.6)

4

(17.4)

9

(39.1)

14

(60.9)

15

(65.2)

8

(34.8)

Psychological

changes (22)

16

(54.5)

6

(27.3)

9

(40.9)

13

(59.1)

17

(77.3)

5

(22.7)

14

(63.6)

8

(36.4)

6

(27.3)

16 *

(72.7)

Fever (19)

16

(84.2)

3 *

(15.8)

10

(52.6)

9

(47.4)

16

(84.2)

3

(15.8)

10

(52.6)

9

(47.4)

9

(47.4)

10

(52.6)

  1. (M = male, F = female, H = healthy, MC = medically compromise. In = in-patient, Out = out-patient. Using Ch-square test P value of difference between groups *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01