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Table 2 Descriptive Statistics: Clinical Attributes

From: Predictors of Poor Postoperative Outcomes in Pediatric Surgery Patients in Rural Ghana

Attribute

Cohort (n = 468)

Malaria, n (%)

25/207 (12)

HIV, n (%)

0/130 (0)

Insurance, n (%)

356 (76)

Anemia, n (%)

127/194 (65)

Leukopenia, n (%)

13/194 (7)

Leukocytosis, n (%)

92/194 (47)

Congenital vs Acquired

 Acquired, n (%)

420 (90)

 Congenital, n (%)

48 (10)

Procedure Category

 Gastrointestinal, n (%)

274 (59)

 Genitourinary, n (%)

61 (13)

 Injury, n (%)

71 (15)

 Miscellaneous, n (%)

32 (7)

 Neoplasm, n (%)

19 (4)

 Surgical Infection, n (%)

11 (2)