Efficacy of microwave ablation vs laparoscopic hepatectomy for primary small liver cancer: A comparative study

Table 3 Comparison of post-operative complications between the two groups of patients, n (%)

Group	Number of examples	Post-operative complications				Total incidence
		Nausea and vomiting	Lung infections	Infection of the incision	Abdominal bleeding
LH group	61	6 (9.84)	3 (4.92)	2 (3.28)	1 (1.64)	12 (19.67)
MWA group	62	2 (3.23)	1 (1.61)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	3 (4.84)
χ2						6.318
P value						0.012

LH: Laparoscopic hepatectomy; MWA: Microwave ablation.