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Table 2 Intraoperative and postoperative variables of study participants in UOGCSH, 2022

From: Prevalence and associated factors of postoperative orthostatic intolerance at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022: cross sectional study

 

Frequency (%) or Median IQR

 

Postoperative orthostatic intolerance

Variable

Total (N = 420)

No (n = 166)

Yes (n = 254)

Urgency of surgerya

 Emergency

134 (31.90)

41 (30.60)

93 (69.40)

 Elective

286 (61.10)

125 (43.71)

161 (56.29)

Grade of complexity of surgerya

 Minor

63 (15.0)

43 (68.25)

20 (31.75)

 Intermediate

155 (36.90)

60 (38.71)

95 (61.29)

 Major

202 (48.10)

63 (31.19)

139 (68.81)

Type of anesthesiaa

 Regional

145 (34.52)

88 (60.69)

57 (39.31)

 General

275 (65.48)

78 (28.36)

197 (71.64)

Estimated Blood loss (ml)b

250 (100–400)

150 (100- 320)

300 (150–500)

Intraoperative fluid (L)b

2 (1–2)

1 (1.5- 2)

1 (2–2)

Postoperative fluid (L)b

2 (1- 2)

1 (1- 2)

2 (1.5—3)

Resting pain in NRSb

4 (2- 6)

2 (1- 3)

5 (3—6)

Pain during first ambulationb

6 (4—8)

4 (3—6)

7 (6—8)

  1. Abbreviations: IQR Inter quartile range, N Number, L Liter, min Minute, ml Milli-liter, EBL Estimated blood loss, NRS Numeric rating scale
  2. Categorical variables (a) are expressed in frequency (%) and continuous variables (b) are expressed as median (IQR)