Table 1 Surgical Safety Checklist utilization among operated surgical patients at University of Gondar hospital, 2013(N = 282)
Variables | Use of Surgical Safety Checklist | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yesb (n = 112) | No (n = 170) | Total operated (n = 282) | |
Age | |||
5–20 | 24 (21.1) | 28 (16.5) | 52 (18.4) |
21–40 | 38 (34.0) | 78 (45.9) | 116 (41.2) |
≥41 | 50 (44.9) | 64 (37.6) | 114 (40.4) |
Sex | |||
Male | 66 (58.9) | 85 (50.0) | 151 (53.5) |
Female | 46 (41.1) | 85 (50.0) | 131 (46.5) |
Type of anesthesia | |||
General | 85 (75.9) | 112 (65.9) | 197 (69.9) |
Spinal | 27 (24.1) | 58 (34.1) | 85 (30.1) |
State of surgery | |||
Elective | 43 (38.4) | 66 (38.8) | 109 (38.7) |
Emergency | 69 (61.6) | 104 (61.2) | 173 (61.3) |
Time of operation | |||
Day | 60 (53.6) | 71 (41.8) | 131 (46.5) |
Night | 52 (46.4) | 99 (58.2) | 151 (53.5) |
Type of procedure | |||
Obstetrics and gynecology | 46 (41.1) | 37 (21.8) | 83 (29.4) |
Surgerya | 66 (58.9) | 133 (78.2) | 199 (70.6) |