Table 4. Comparison of side effects and hospitalization days

Variables TARE (n=14) TACE (n=13) p-value
Fever (≥ 37.8°C) 0 (0.0%) 10 (76.9%) <0.001
Abdominal pain 5 (35.7%) 8 (61.5%) 0.180
Nausea and/or vomiting 3 (21.4%) 7 (53.8%) 0.081
Hospitalization days 3.79±0.58 5.92±2.40 0.003
Abbreviations: TACE, transarterial radioembolization; TARE, transarterial chemoembolization.
Variables shown are numbers (percentages) or expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. Differences in categorical variables between groups were analyzed using the Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. Continuous variables were compared by Student’s t-test.
Numbers in bold indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).