TABLE 7.

Hospital stay by ASA status for one ear and bilateral simultaneous procedures (%)

Hospital Stay	ASA I	ASA II	ASA III
Procedure - one eara	(n = 105)	(n = 136)	(n = 16)
Discharged	95.2	89.7	62.5
Overnight observation	2.9	9.6	18.8
Admitted	1.9	0.7	18.8
Procedure – bilateralb	(n = 30)	(n = 21)	(n = 3)
Discharged	93.3	76.2	66.7
Overnight observation	6.7	23.8	33.3
Admitted	0	0	0

^aStatistically significant, χ² = 17.1, p ≤ 0.001, ASA III lower rate of discharged than ASA I and II, with higher rates of overnight and admitted.

^bStatistically significant, χ² = 7.5, p ≤ 0.024, ASA II and III lower rates of discharged and higher rates of overnight observation than ASA I.

ASA indicates American Society of Anesthesiology.