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Table 7 Summary of adverse events

From: The safety and effectiveness of volumetric magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids: early clinical experience in China

Adverse event

Peking (N = 58)

Xi’an (N = 49)

Overall (N = 107)

Total number of adverse events

224

142

366

Patients with at least one SAE

1 (1.7 %)

5 (10.2 %)

6 (5.6 %)

Total number of serious AEs

2 (0.9 %)

8 (5.7 %)

10 (2.7 %)

 Pregnancy

1 (1.7 %)

3 (6.1 %)

4 (3.7 %)

 Termination of pregnancy

1 (1.7 %)

3 (6.1 %)

4 (3.7 %)

 Ductal carcinoma

0 (0.0 %)

1 (2.0 %)

1 (0.9 %)

 Fibroid surgery

0 (0.0 %)

1 (2.0 %)

1 (0.9 %)

Patients with at least one AE

45 (77.6 %)

38 (77.6 %)

83 (77.6 %)

Total number of related AEs

52 (23.2 %)

107 (74.8 %)

159 (43.3 %)

 Abdominal/pelvic pain

30 (51.7 %)

30 (61.2 %)

60 (56.1 %)

 Skin heating/pain

25 (43.1 %)

10 (20.4 %)

35 (32.7 %)

 Leg pain

15 (25.9 %)

5 (10.2 %)

20 (18.7 %)

 Back pain

11 (19.0 %)

2 (4.1 %)

13 (12.1 %)

 Abdominal distension

3 (5.2 %)

1 (2.0 %)

4 (3.7 %)

 Buttock pain

4 (6.9 %)

0 (0.0 %)

4 (3.7 %)

 Leg numbness

3 (5.2 %)

0 (0.0 %)

3 (2.8 %)

 Skin redness

1 (1.7 %)

2 (4.1 %)

3 (2.8 %)

 1st degree skin burn

1 (1.7 %)

0 (0.0 %)

1 (0.9 %)

 Leg edema/pain

1 (1.7 %)

0 (0.0 %)

1 (0.9 %)

 Pubic bone pain

0 (0.0 %)

1 (2.0 %)

1 (0.9 %)

 Skin edema

1 (1.7 %)

0 (0.0 %)

1 (0.9 %)