Research Article
Undesirable Postoperative Anesthesia Outcomes at Two National Referral Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Eritrea
Table 2
Prevalence of undesirable postoperative anesthesia outcomes (n = 470).
| Discomfort and needs | Prevalence of UAO | At least a little bit | More than moderate | n (%) | n (%) |
| Postoperative pain | 388 (82.6) | 205 (43.6) | Sore throat | 87 (18.5) | 10 (2.1) | Back pain | 125 (26.6) | 20 (4.3) | Nausea | 191 (40.6) | 44 (9.4) | Vomiting | 177 (37.7) | 47 (10) | Cold | 194 (41.3) | 80 (17) | Hunger | 86 (18.3) | 21 (4.5) | Thirst | 130 (27.7) | 47 (10) | Headache | 118 (25.1) | 25 (5.3) |
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Severity was graded as 0 = not at all; 1 = a little bit; 2 = moderately; 3 = quite a bit; 4 = extremely.
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