Anaesthesia and Anaesthesiology

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    Incidence and Associated factors of Acute postoperative pain in adult elective surgical patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital from November 2023 to January 2024 GC.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2024) Asefa, Eyob; Berhanu,Tseganesh(MD, Ass.Prof.); Abebe,Yonathan(MD, Ass.Prof.)
    Background:According to IASP revised definition pain is defined as “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.” Countless patients that need surgical intervention are handled by Ethiopia's healthcare facilities a nd their expanding offerings. In these facilities, managing acute postoperative pain is a serious concern. The prevalence and contributing variables of acute postoperative pain in Ethiopia, notably at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, are little understood. And there is no published research done with similar topic in Ethiopia as well as in the study area. Objectives:To assess the prevalence and associated factors of acute postoperative pain after elective surgery among adult patients at Tikur Anbessa specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023. Methodology:An institution based cross sectional study design was employed. A single population proportion formula is used to determine the sample size. Total sample size is 219. A structured data collection format was used to collect data from the patients and their records, after taking verbal consent by trained data collectors. The data was entered, polished and analyzed using SPSS version 27. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to describe association between independent and dependent variables. P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results:A total of 219 patients were included in our study, among the participants 180 or 82.2% developed acute postoperative pain while 39 or 17.8% did not develop acute postoperative pain. The incidence of moderate to severe pain was found to be 34.24%. Preoperative anxiety, use of intraoperative analgesics, incision size and duration of surgery were the main factors associated with the incidence of acute postoperative pain. Conclusion:Our study demonstrated that the overall incidence of postoperative pain was relatively low in the study area. This reflects that the attention given to postoperative pain recognition and management is better when compared to other areas, but there is still significant gap in managing postoperative pain.