Incidence and Associated Factors of Laryngospasm among Pediatric Patients Who Underwent Surgery under General Anesthesia, in University of Gondar Compressive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Surgical- and anesthetic-related variables of pediatric patients who underwent surgery under GA in UOGCSH, February 1–August 1, 2019 (N = 310).

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)	Laryngospasm
			Yes (n)	No (n)
Procedures
Ophthalmic	67	21.6	13	54
Anal	7	2.3	4	3
Abdominal	103	33.2	16	87
Neurosurgery	20	6.5	2	18
ENT	44	14.2	13	31
Orthopedic	50	16.1	5	45
Foreign body	19	6.1	4	15
Types of anesthesia
GA with ETT	195	62.9	40	155
GA with LMA	31	10.0	6	25
GA with facemask	84	27.1	11	73
Urgency of surgery
Emergency	163	52.6	25	138
Elective	147	47.4	32	115
Induction agents
Ketamine	116	37.4	16	100
Thiopental	26	8.4	10	16
Propofol	47	15.2	5	42
Ketofol	81	26.1	13	68
Halothane	36	11.6	11	25
Isoflurane	4	1.3	2	2