Table 3.
Socio-demographic characteristics of patients at a post anesthesia care unit of a Comprehensive specialized referral hospital in Ethiopia, (N = 307), 2022.
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 125 | 40.7 |
| Male | 182 | 59.3 |
| Age (year) | ||
| 0–14 | 85 | 27.7 |
| 15–65 | 141 | 45.9 |
| >65 | 81 | 26.4 |
| Type of surgery | ||
| Elective | 177 | 57.7 |
| Emergency | 130 | 42.3 |
| Type of anesthesia | ||
| Sedation | 2 | 0.7 |
| Spinal anesthesia | 128 | 41.7 |
| General anesthesia | 172 | 56.0 |
| Combined | 5 | 1.6 |
| ASA | ||
| I | 254 | 82.7 |
| II | 44 | 14.3 |
| III | 9 | 2.9 |