ABSTRACT Introduction: Parents experience anxiety and concern about their children's anesthesia surgeries, which may affect ability to function normally the operating staff caring for child. We aimed assess prevalence factors associated with parental anxiety. Methods: Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 1st February May 30th, 2019. 203 parents of children were enrolled in study. The level measured using State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: Overall 74.2%....

Anxiety is the most common problem in preoperative period. This anxiety increases postoperative pain, delay healing, and prolong hospital stay. Among surgical population, a higher level of has been seen obstetric patients.The aim this study was to assess prevalence associated factors among patients undergoing cesarean section.An institutional-based cross-sectional conducted from January 01, 2021, May 30, 2021. A total 376 who underwent sections were included. Descriptive statistics,...

Background Maternal health is crucial for women's well-being during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. Antenatal care (ANC) essential monitoring preventing complications, yet only 35.5% of women in low- middle-income regions attend the recommended ANC visits. This study explores socioeconomic regional factors influencing visits Senegal. Methods Data from 2023 Senegal Demographic Health Survey (DHS) on maternal were analyzed. A stratified two-stage sampling design selected 400 enumeration...

Labor pain is the worst imaginable that women experience during their childbearing years. Untreated labor has numerous negative consequences, for both mother and her fetus. Low levels of awareness attitudes among pregnant about analgesia a major challenge affects outcomes Therefore, this study aimed to assess of, attitude towards desire its associated factors who visited an antenatal care facility. An institution-based, cross-sectional was conducted from February March 2019. Data were...

Objective. We aimed to assess the level of patient’s satisfaction and associated factors regarding postoperative pain management. Methods. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April May 2018 at University Gondar, comprehensive specialized hospital data were collected through semistructured questionnaire chart review. Level measured using five-point Likert scale. Statistical analysis done SPSS software version 23. Both bivariable multivariable logistic regression...

Wound management is one of the commonly performed procedures in hospitals. It can be a major source pain and may frequently experienced but under-considered component wound management. Therefore, we aimed to determine severity wound-related identifying factors associated with it among patients who underwent management.An institutional-based, cross-sectional study was conducted from March May, 2020 University Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. A total 424 were included this study....

Abstract Background Failed spinal anaesthesia causes prolonging of operation time, insufficient analgesia for surgery and needs repeating which in turn local toxicity, high total spinal, conversion to general anaesthesia. However, the problem remains unexplored Amhara regional state comprehensive specialized hospitals. Objective To determine incidence factors associated with failed among patients undergoing selected National Regional State hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023. Methods...

Administering oxygen therapy plays an essential role in preventing and managing acute chronic hypoxemia. This study assesses the level of practice nurses on critically ill patients associated factors.An institutional-based cross-sectional was conducted from May 23 to June 07, 2021, at University Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. A self-administered structured validated questionnaire used. It has a socio-demographic characteristics, multiple choice questions,...

Patient satisfaction is a crucial component in determining the quality of healthcare anesthesia services. This study aimed to assess patient and associated factors on perioperative services.Institutional-based cross-sectional was conducted from May 16 June 22, 2021, at University Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. Data were entered into Epi-data version 3.1 exported STATA 14.1. The strength association presented using an adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval, p value <0.05...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of postoperative morbidity. In hospitalized patients, it common and potentially fatal complication. Knowledge, positive attitude, effective practice on VTE prophylaxis are vital for the proper management patients. Inadequate knowledge poor health professionals towards increased patients’ complications. Objective: To assess knowledge, Attitude, practices, associated factors among adults patients at University X in 2021....

Administering oxygen therapy has an essential role in preventing and managing hypoxemia both acute chronic conditions. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude factors associated with for critically ill patients among nurses. An institutional-based cross-sectional conducted from May 23 June 07 at the University Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021. A self-administered, structured validated questionnaire used. It socio-demographic characteristics,...

Background Postoperative sore throat is the most frequent complication in pediatric patients after general anesthesia. This study aimed to investigate incidence of postoperative undergoing anesthesia with tracheal intubation or laryngeal mask airway. Methods A hospital-based multicenter prospective observational cohort was conducted. Proportional allocation done a total 424 from March 1 June 30, 2022. The information entered into Epi-Data software version 4.6 and analyzed Stata 14....

Emergence delirium is a poorly understood incident in elderly patients PACU. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence emergence and its predictors after general or spinal anesthesia for both elective emergency surgery.In prospective observational study, 172 consecutive were included. performed post-anesthesia care unit three months 2020. We included surgery. Patient interviews, chart reviews, direct observation among data collection methods. Nursing Delirium Screening Scale...

Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of acute postoperative pain after emergency abdominal surgery in first 24 hours among adult patients. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional was conducted on patients undergoing at University Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from March 1 May 30, 2020. Data were collected by delivering questionnaires through interviews reviewing patients’ charts. entered into Epi Info software, version 7.2, analyzed...

Medication administration safety should always be at the forefront of anesthesia practices. The incorrect preparation, labeling and injection wrong medications are some medication errors occurring in operation theatres. This audit was aimed to determine whether room drug management our theatre meet standards or not. conducted from November 20 27; 2019. All surgical procedures done Main Operation Rooms Referral Hospital were included. Data collected by direct observation using standardized...

In resource-limited settings, providing anaesthesia services to paediatric patients at the operation theatre needs be considered and optimal utilization of national resources available for provision should undertaken. Therefore, perioperative care infants children requires availability monitors contemporary equipment designed specifically this purpose.This study aimed determine practice preoperative monitor preparation patients.A cross-sectional was employed among 150 consecutively selected...

Medical waste management (MWM) is of concern to the medical and surgical communities in hospital. Adequate knowledge, attitude, practice regarding healthcare are important for proper handling disposal by physicians workers.

Abstract Background : Post-Anesthesia discharge criteria scoring systems have been used successfully to help from the post anesthetic care unit for more than many years. They provide standardized documentation of a patient’s readiness discharge. A formal checklist is highly recommended staff decide patients either ward or not post-anesthesia unit. In our study area there no any discharging systems. So aim this was improve outcomes. Methods: Institutional based cross sectional conducted...

Abstract Background Obtaining preoperative informed consent is considered an integral part of modern clinical practice. It works as a safeguard the patient’s rights and minimizes chances legal action against surgical team members. This study was to evaluate practice in patients undergoing elective surgery. Methods The approved by ethical committee school medicine. were reassured about anonymity their information. A conducted at different departments teaching university hospital for one...

<title>Abstract</title> Objective To determine incidence and factors associated with failed spinal anaesthesia among patients undergoing surgery in Amhara National Regional State comprehensive specialized hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023. Methods Multi-center prospective observational study was conducted. Data collected using questionnaire checklist. transformed from Epi data to SPSS logistic regression analysis done. Both crude adjusted odds ratio were used assess the strength of...