Abstract:
Objective: To determine the incidence of complications in elective surgeries and to grade them according to the ClavienDindo Classifi cation System. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted in the General Surgery Operation Theatre of Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from February to April 2018, and comprised patients undergoing elective surgeries. Age, gender, region of surgery, type and grade of complications, were recorded using Clavien-Dindo Classifi cation proforma. Data was analysed using SPSS 23. Results: Of the total 212 patients, 36(16.9%) had some complication. There were signifi cantly more complications in people aged 40 years or above compared to those <40 years (p<0.05). Of the total surgeries, 126(59.43%) were in the abdomino-pelvic region. Conclusion: Peri-operative complications were found to be signifi cantly related with age of the patient and the type of surgery.
Page(s):
572-574
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 71, Issue: 2A, Year: 2021
Keywords:
Classification
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Quality of Healthcare
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Perioperative procedures
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General Surgery
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Operation theatres