Research Article
Preoperative Anaemia and Associated Postoperative Outcomes in Noncardiac Surgery Patients in Central Region of Ghana
Table 5
Postoperative complications.
| | Parameter | Total (N = 893) | Preoperative anaemia (n = 485) | No preoperative anaemia (n = 408) | value |
| | Complications before discharge | | | | 0.101 | | Pain at incision site | 76 (8.5%) | 42 (8.7%) | 34 (8.3%) | — | | Surgical site infection | 22 (2.5%) | 17 (3.5%) | 5 (1.2%) | — | | Difficulty in breathing | 5 (0.6%) | 3 (0.6%) | 2 (0.5%) | — | | Fever | 7 (0.8) | 2 (0.4%) | 5 (1.2%) | — | | Palpitations | 4 (0.4%) | 4 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0) | — | | Others | 6 (0.7%) | 4 (0.8%) | 2 (0.5%) | — |
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Results are shown as frequency (percentage); others = hypoventilation and cardiogenic shock.
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