Key result
Moderate to severe post-operative pain was reported in 78% of patients within 12 hours, with general anesthesia (OR 5.56) and female gender (OR 2.58) among the independent risk factors.
Population
150 patients who came to Gondar university hospital operating theatre, Ethiopia
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
12 hours post-operative
Authors
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Undertreated postoperative pain persists in this setting; confirms risk factor associations but leaves open need for targeted interventions in prospective trials.
Cross-Sectional (n=150)
No
Post-operative pain remains severe and under-managed in this Ethiopian hospital, with general anesthesia and female gender among the strongest risk factors.
Zewditu Abdissa (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Post-operative pain (n=150). Perioperative and pre-clinical risk factors was evaluated on Moderate to severe post-operative pain. Moderate to severe post-operative pain was reported in 78% of patients within 12 hours, with general anesthesia (OR 5.56) and female gender (OR 2.58) among the independent risk factors.
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