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

Table 2

Intraoperative anesthesia and surgical factors in patients who underwent abdominal surgery at public hospitals, Ethiopia.

Variables		Frequency (n)	Percentages (%)
Surgical site	Upper abdominal	169	58.9
	Lower abdominal	46	16
	Both	72	25.1
Incision type	Vertical	146	50.9
	Horizontal	30	10.5
	Transverse	70	24.4
	Subcostal	41	14.3
Muscle relaxant	Short-acting	17	5.9
	Intermediate	216	75.3
	Long-acting	8	2.8
	None	46	16
Surgical position	Supine	268	93.4
	Lateral	5	1.7
	Lithotomy	14	4.9
Blood transfusion	Yes	36	12.5
	No	251	87.5
Intraoperative blood loss	≤500 ml	218	76
	>500 ml	69	24

The values are expressed in numbers and percentages.