Postoperative inpatient complications.
| Complication, % (n) | Nonobese (N = 74) | Obese I (N = 27) | Obese II (N = 19) | Severe III (N = 8) | P Valuea |
| Aspiration | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Dysphagia | 4.1% (3) | 3.9% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.773 |
| Urinary retention | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 5.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.126 |
| Urinary tract infection | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Acute renal failure | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Postoperative anemia | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Hematoma | 1.3% (1) | 3.9% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.724 |
| Altered mental status | 1.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.868 |
| Venous thromboembolism | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Pulmonary embolism | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Pneumothorax | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Arrhythmia | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Atelectasis | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Pleural effusion | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Fever (unknown origin) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | - |
| Total complications | 6.7% (5) | 7.4% (2) | 5.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.949 |
aP value was calculated for each category using Fisher’s exact test (categorical).