Incidence and Associated Factors of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications after Abdominal Surgery in the Public Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

The sociodemographic characteristics of patients who underwent abdominal surgery in public hospitals, Ethiopia.

Variables		Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Age	15–47	166	57.8
	48–63	55	19.2
	≥64	66	23
Gender	Female	143	49.8
	Male	144	50.2
BMI	<18.5	36	12.5
	18.5–24.9	220	76.7
	25–34.9	30	10.5
	>35	1	0.3
ASA status	ASA I	154	53.7
	ASA II	133	46.3
Type of anesthesia	General	249	86.8
	Regional	38	13.2
Type of operation	Elective	117	40.8
	Emergency	170	59.2
Alcoholic	Yes	46	16
	No	241	84
Preoperative anemia	Yes	33	11.5
	No	254	88.5
Preoperative saturation	<94%	99	34.5
	≥94%	188	65.5
Malignancy	Yes	34	11.8
	No	253	88.2
Hypertension	Yes	29	10.1
	No	258	89.9
Diabetes mellitus	Yes	21	7.3
	No	266	92.7

The values are expressed in numbers and percentages. Ages are expressed in years.