Postoperative Complications of Anaesthesia following Appendectomy
Complications of Anaesthesia following Appendectomy
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https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v4i5.287Keywords:
Acute Appendictics, Anaesthesia, Open Appendectomy, Post-operative ComplicationsAbstract
Background: Appendectomy is usually performed as an urgent or emergency operation to treat severe acute appendicitis. Surgical technique has moved usually toward laparoscopic appendectomy in the early 21st century. Common post-operative complications following appendectomy patients included fever, hypotension, hypertension, hypothermia, and death. Objective: To identify the postoperative complications of anaesthesia following appendectomy. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenient sampling technique. Data was collected through a questionnaire comprising questions related to post-operative complications following appendectomy. The sample size was 79 calculated based on prevalence (28.60%). Patients who underwent appendectomy were included in the study. Pediatric patients and laparoscopic surgeries were excluded. A total of 79 participants were investigated during this research. The participants were informed that there was no risk involved during this study. The postoperative complications of appendectomy like nausea, vomiting, pain, hypertension, hypotension and blood loss were noted. For the variables like age and gender mean and standard deviation were calculated and the frequency was used for the rest of the variables. Results: About 43 patients (54.4%) experienced periumbilical pain and 36(45.6%) patients did not experience periumbilical pain. 23(29.1%) patients had vomiting 56 (70.9%) patients did not experience vomiting. 16(20.3%) experienced agitation and 63 (79.7%) patients did not experience agitation.17 (21.5%) patients had bleeding and 62 (78.5%) patients did not have bleeding. 23 (29.1%) patients had hypoxia and 56(70.9%) patients didn’t experienced Hypoxia. 10(12.7%) patients had hypothermia and 69 (87.3%) patients did not have hypothermia. 13(16.5%) patients had hypertension and 66 (83.5%) patients did not have hypertension.8(10.1%) patients had hypotension and 71(89.9%) patients did not experienced hypotension. While 26(32.9%) had fever and 53(67.1%) did not have fever. Conclusion: It is concluded that there were minimum complications after surgery and patients did not complain about any severe illness after appendectomy.
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