MAGNITUDE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY RECOVERY IN POST SURGICAL PATIENTS IN SPHMMC SURGICAL WARDS

Abstract

Abstract Introduction – Early recovery from any type of surgery is going to a stable functional status after operation. It encompasses faster recovery after surgery. There are many factors attributing to faster recovery for instance Hospitals are starting to abandon the time-honored drill for surgery patients— including fasting, heavy IV fluids, powerful post-op narcotics and bed rest—amid growing evidence that the lack of nutrients, fluid overload and drug side effects can do more harm than good. So they are starting to use Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols. Objective – To know describe the magnitude and factors associated with early recovery in post surgical patients in St Paul hospital millennium medical college. To describe the factors that affect early recovery in post surgical patients in St Paul hospital millennium medical college. Methods - Cross-sectional study was conducted among St Paul’s hospital post surgical patients in Addis Ababa. Quantitative data about socio demographic, environment factors and behavioral factors about patients was collected through Interviewer-administered structured questionnaire. The collected data was entered and analyzed using SPSS 20. Result- There were 384 responders and only 59 (15.4%) of the patients recovered early. With multivariable regression age, information about early recovery and ethnicity were associated with early recovery in post surgical patients. Conclusion - There were more males, Oromo ethnicity, with no education and no jobs and married from 384 patients. Patients diagnosis was non emergency, had other diagnosis mostly, and most of the patients had no comorbid illness. Most of the patients do not receive nausea prophylaxis, and receive anti- pain medication twice daily mostly and ambulate on the third day. Early recovery in low in St paul’s hospital.