Research Article
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 |
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The values are expressed in numbers and percentages.
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