Table 4.
Rate of intraoperative complications by type of anesthesia
| Complication | Type of anesthesia | P -value | |
| General | Monitored anesthesia care | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Nucleus drop | 7 (0.6) | 1 (0.1) | 0.004 |
| IOL drop | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA |
| PCR + VL | 7 (0.6) | 22 (2.0) | 0.042 |
| PCR | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0.999 |
| Anterior capsule tear | 9 (0.8) | 12 (1.1) | 0.595 |
| Zonular dehiscence | 0 (0) | 3 (0.3) | 0.281 |
| Total | 24 (2.1) | 39 (3.6) | |
| IOL, intraocular lens; PCR, posterior capsule rupture; VL, vitreous loss; NA, not applicable; N, number Based on Fisher's Exact test | |||