Table 3 Morbidity, mortality, average hospital stay department of surgery, Zewditu Memorial Hospital a Teaching Hospitals Experience in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
From: Audit of surgical services in a teaching hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Morbidity and mortality | Number per patients | % | Major post op cx | Number (%) | Cause of death | No [%] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Major morbidity (Grade 3-5 clavien-dindo complications) | 56 of 1627 | 3.4 | Deep surgical wound infection | 20 (35.7) | Intractable septic shock | 17 (65.4) |
Non-operative death | 3 of 1640 admissions | 0.1 | Postoperative abscess collection | 18 (32.1) | Hypovolemic shock | 2 (7.7) |
Intra-operative death | 0 of 1627 | 0 | ||||
Post-operative death after emergency surgery | 26 of 934 operations | 2.8 | HAP | 8 (14.3) | PTE | 1 (3.9) |
Post-operative death after elective surgery | 2 of 693 operations | 0.29 | Anastomotic leaks | 7 (11.9) | HAP | 3 (11.5) |
Average hospital stay | 3.74 days | Hypo-calcemic tetany | 2 (2.4) | Cardiac arrest | 3 (11.5) | |
Total | 56 (100) | Total | 26 (100) | |||