Table 4.
Anti-pain Side effect documentation and its management among four selected Hospitals (N = 365).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Documented side effect | Yes | 16 | 4.4 |
| NO | 349 | 95.6 | |
| Type of Side effect | N/V | 13 | 81.25 |
| Itching | 1 | 6.25 | |
| Respiratory depression | 2 | 12.5 | |
| Treatment for side effect | Yes | 7 | 43.75 |
| No | 9 | 56.25 | |
| Type of drug given for side effect | Others(oxygen, cimetidine, methochlopromide) | 6 | 37.5 |
| Not indicated | 9 | 62.5 | |