Postoperative ileus and associated factors in patients following major abdominal surgery in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients who underwent major abdominal surgery at hospitals in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
BMI (kg/m²)	< 18.5	13	5.16
	18.5–24.9	211	83.73
	> 25	28	11.11
Perioperative narcotic use	Yes	207	82.14
Perioperative narcotic use	No	45	17.86
History of previous abdominal surgery	Yes	33	13.10
History of previous abdominal surgery	No	219	86.90
Presence of abdominal contamination	Yes	29	11.51
Presence of abdominal contamination	No	223	88.49
ASA physical score	I/II	236	93.65
ASA physical score	≥III	16	6.35
Presence of hemodynamic instability	Yes	16	6.35
Presence of hemodynamic instability	No	236	93.65
Smoking history	Yes	5	1.98
Smoking history	No	247	98.02
Clavien–Dindo score	No complication	101	40.08
	I/II	81	32.14
	≥III	70	27.78
Type of medical illness	None	198	78.57
	Hypertension	13	5.16
	DM	15	5.95
	Others	26	10.32
Estimated Blood loss (ml)	< 500	189	75.00
Estimated Blood loss (ml)	≥ 500	63	25.00
Types of anesthesia	General anesthesia	242	96.03
Types of anesthesia	Spinal anesthesia	10	3.97
Blood transfusion	Yes	47	18.65
Blood transfusion	No	205	81.35
Time of initiation of feeding	< 24 h	118	46.83
Time of initiation of feeding	≥ 24 h	134	53.17

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