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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Oncol. 2024 Apr 29;129(8):1442–1448. doi: 10.1002/jso.27643

TABLE 3.

Transfers and adverse postoperative outcomes related to anesthesia.

Adverse outcome Breast/plastics (n = 1771) Gynecology (n = 410) Head & neck (n = 128) Urology (n = 1052)
In-room cancellation 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.8%) 4 (0.4%)
Immediate transfer to hospital from PACU 0 (0%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.8%) 2 (0.2%)
Urgent or symptom care clinic visits within 7 days 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Emergency department visits within 7 days 0 (0%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.8%) 2 (0.2%)
Admissions within 7 days 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.8%) 2 (0.2%)

Note: Data are presented as n (%) for each procedure.

Abbreviation: PACU, post-anesthesia care unit.