Table 2.
A Cross-Tabulation of the Preoperative Factors Among Pediatric Patients Operated at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia (n=205)
| Variables | Categories | Frequency (%) | Bradycardia After General Anesthesia, Frequency (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n=40) | No (n=165) | |||||
| 40 (19.5) | 165 (80.5) | |||||
| ASA class | ASA-1 | 134 (65.4) | 16 (11.9) | 118 (88.1) | ||
| ASA-2 | 71 (34.6) | 24 (33.8) | 47 (66.2) | |||
| Premedication | Anticholinergics | Yes | 60 (29.3) | 16 (26.7) | 44 (73.3) | |
| No | 145 (70.7) | 24 (16.6) | 121 (83.4) | |||
| Opioids | Yes | 39 (19) | 27 (69.2) | 12 (30.8) | ||
| No | 166 (81) | 23 (13.9) | 143 (86.1) | |||
| Others (steroids, diazepam) | Yes | 27 (13.2) | 8 (29.6) | 19 (70.4) | ||
| No | 178 (86.8) | 32 (18) | 146 (82) | |||
| Preoperative hemoglobin levels (g/dL) | 12.24±5.23 | 7.05±1.40 | 12.64±1.74 | |||
| Preoperative risk of hypoxia (decreased levels of arterial oxygen saturation) | Yes | 79 (38.5) | 28 (35.4) | 51 (64.6) | ||
| No | 126 (61.5) | 12 (9.5) | 114 (90.5) | |||
| Nature surgery | Emergency | 63 (30.7) | 20 (31.7) | 43 (68.5) | ||
| Elective | 142 (69.3) | 20 (14.1) | 122 (85.9) | |||