Clinical Outcomes and Safety of Partial Full-Thickness Myotomy versus Circular Muscle Myotomy in Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia Patients

Table 5

Comparison of procedure related adverse events.

Variable	Group A	Group B	value
	()	()
Mucosal injury	3 (15.7%)	1 (7.1%)	0.62
Fever	7 (36.8%)	4 (28.6%)	0.45
Pneumonia	2 (10.5%)	1 (7.1%)	0.55
Air-related complications	4 (21.1%)	5 (35.7%)	0.44
Subcutaneous emphysema	2 (10.5%)	3 (21.4%)	0.63
Pneumomediastinum	3 (15.7%)	2 (14.3%)	0.97
Pneumoperitoneum	3 (15.7%)	2 (14.3%)	0.97
Pneumothorax	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.00
Delayed bleeding	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.00
Effusion	8 (42.1%)	6 (42.8%)	0.96