Variables Frequency Percentage
Age(years)
≤ 10 52 12.8
11-50 292 72.1
>50 61 15.1
Sex
Male/Female 208/197 51.4/48.6
Residence
Rural/Urban 240/165 59.3/40.7
BMI(kg/m2)
<18.5 128 31.6
18.5-24.5 237 58.5
25-30 34 8.4
>30 6 1.4
ASA status
ASA I/II/III 335/65/5 82.7/16.0/1.2
Intra-operative blood loss
≤500ml 277 68.4
>500ml 128 31.6
Type of anesthesia
GA/SA 339/66 83.7/16.3
Type of surgery
Elective/Emergency 178/227 44.0/56.0
Postoperative analgesia
Yes/No 190/215 47.0/53.0
Antibiotic Prophylaxis administration
Yes/No 337/68 83.3/16.7
Duration of Surgery
≤ 1hr/>1hr 139/266 34.3/65.7
Site of surgery
Head and neck 84 20.7
Upper abdominal 44 10.9
Lower abdominal 240 59.3
Thoracic 6 1.5
Extremity 31 7.6
Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of surgical patients operated in Gondar University Hospital, January 1, to April 30, 2013 (N=405).