Table 3. Demographic and procedural characteristics of patients as predictors of satisfaction of post-operative pain management in patients.
| The satisfaction of patients with POP Management (n) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modality | No Satisfaction | Moderate Satisfaction | Extreme Satisfaction | p-value | |
| Level of Education | Primary | 0 | 33 | 8 | 0.95 |
| Secondary | 3 | 28 | 13 | ||
| Tertiary | 1 | 36 | 6 | ||
| None | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Religion | Christian | 3 | 80 | 26 | 0.75 |
| Muslim | 1 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Type of Surgery | Hernia repair | 1 | 32 | 9 | 0.83 |
| Exploratory laparotomy | 3 | 47 | 12 | ||
| Appendicectomy | 0 | 17 | 10 | ||
| Cholecystectomy | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Gastrectomy | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Type of Anaesthesia | General | 4 | 99 | 31 | 0.51 |
| Spinal | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gender | Male | 4 | 57 | 20 | 0.16 |
| Female | 0 | 46 | 11 | ||
| Age Range | 18–35 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 0.17 |
| 36–55 | 2 | 47 | 13 | ||
| 55 and above | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
| Prescribed post-operative Analgesia | IM Pethidine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| IM Pethidine & IM Diclofenac | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| IM Morphine | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| IV Morphine & IM Diclofenac | 0 | 16 | 15 | ||
| IV Morphine & IV Paracetamol | 2 | 75 | 11 | ||
| IV Morphine & IV Diclofenac | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| IV Morphine & Suppository Diclofenac | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| IM Morphine & IM Diclofenac | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
n: number of cases, POP: Postoperative Pain, p<0.05 significant.