Table 3.
Perioperative clinical characteristics of orthopedics surgical patients in Amhara regional CSHs, Northwest Ethiopia, from January 10/2021 to April 15/2021.
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | |||
| ASA status | I | 359 | 84.7 |
| II | 48 | 11.32 | |
| III and above | 17 | 4.01 | |
| History of Substance use | Yes | 56 | 13.2 |
| No | 368 | 86.8 | |
| History of anxiety | Yes | 185 | 43.6 |
| No | 239 | 56.4 | |
| Presence of pain | Yes | 379 | 89.4 |
| No | 45 | 10.6 | |
| Social support | Strong | 140 | 33.0 |
| Moderate | 126 | 29.7 | |
| Poor | 158 | 37.3 | |
| Site of surgery | Upper extremity | 122 | 28.8 |
| Lower extremity | 283 | 66.7 | |
| Other sites | 19 | 4.5 | |
| Fracture type | Open fracture | 95 | 22.4 |
| Closed fracture | 329 | 77.6 | |
| Type of surgery | Emergency surgery | 265 | 62.5 |
| Elective surgery | 159 | 37.5 | |
| Type of Anesthesia | Regional Anesthesia | 274 | 64.6 |
| General Anesthesia | 150 | 35.4 |
ASA, American society of Anesthesiologist.