Postoperative Morbidity of Dental Paediatric Patients Treated under General Anaesthesia at a University Hospital: An Observational Study

Table 2

Prevalence of postoperative morbidity signs and symptoms at Day 1 (the day of dental treatment under GA), then at Day 2, Day 3, Day 5, and Day 7.

Postoperative morbidity signs and symptoms	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 5	Day 7
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
Dental pain	122 (81.3)	89 (59.3)	48 (32)	46 (30.7)	2 (1.3)
Sleepiness	105 (70)	5 (3.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Poor appetite	70 (46.7)	35 (23.3)	25 (16.7)	10 (6.7)	2 (1.3)
Haemorrhage	37 (24.7)	5 (3.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Insomnia	37 (24.7)	16 (10.7)	3 (2)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Sore throat	31 (20.7)	27 (18)	14 (9.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Nausea	25 (16.7)	14 (9.3)	8 (5.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Cough	18 (12)	13 (8.7)	7 (4.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Fever	21 (14)	17 (11.3)	4 (2.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Vomiting	8 (5.3)	3 (2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Need for analgesics	109 (72.7)	86 (57.3)	45 (30)	16 (10.7)	1 (0.7)