Table 5 Surgical procedure among patients undergone laparotomy surgery at tertiary hospitals, West Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 512)

Consciousness-recovery from anaesthesia

Fully-awake

448

87.5%

Half-awake

62

12.1%

Not awake

2

0.4%

Duration of anaesthesia

≤ 2 h

465

90.8%

> 2 h

47

9.2%

Main procedure

Repair of perforation peptic ulcer disease

14

2.7%

Gastrojejunostomy

15

2.9%

Abdominal wall closure

9

1.8%

Small bowel resection

71

13.9%

Colorectal resection

19

3.7%

Exploratory laparotomy

47

9.2%

Re-sectional anastomosis

78

15.2%

Appendectomy

141

27.5%

Cholecystectomy

46

9.0%

Diaphragmatic repair

18

3.6%

Grams patch procedure

36

7.0%

Others

18

3.6%

Used vasopressor/ inotrope?

Yes

24

4.7%

No

488

95.3%

Use of WHO surgical safety checklist

Yes

442

86.3%

No

70

13.7%

Time from admission to operation

< 6 h

107

20.9

6:01–11:59 h

227

44.3

12–23:59 h

74

14.5

≥ 24 h

104

20.3

Duration of surgery (in hours)

≤ 2 h

490

95.7%

> 2 h

22

4.3%

Intraoperative blood loss (ml)

≤ 500 ml

461

90%

> 500 ml

51

10%