Year: 2023 | Month: November | Volume: 13 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 109-121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20231114
Influence of Patient Related Perioperative Risks on Surgical Outcomes among Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery at Chuka County Referral Hospital
Virginia Muthoni Mwangi1, Lucy Gitonga2, Henry Nyamu3, Stephen. Kainga4
1,2,3,4Department of Nursing and Public Health School of Nursing and Public Health, Chuka University, Kenya
Corresponding Author: Virginia Muthoni Mwangi
ABSTRACT
The Purpose of this research was to determine how patient related perioperative risks influences surgical outcomes among patients undergoing elective surgery at Chuka County referral hospital. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional design. The target population consisted of 2005 patients who underwent elective surgery from the hospital records during the year 2021. A sample size of 202 patients was achieved through systematic sampling method. Both structured questionnaire and interview schedule were used to collect data. Quantitative information for each variable under examination was described using frequencies and percentages. At a 5% level of significance, a Chi square was employed to evaluate the association between patient related perioperative risks factors and surgical outcomes. The study revealed that the presence of comorbidities and the type of comorbidity, alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking had a statistically significance influence on surgical outcomes among patients undergoing elective surgery at 5% significance level. The study concluded that patient-related perioperative risks factors have adverse effects on surgical outcomes among patients undergoing elective surgery. Therefore, patients scheduled for elective surgical procedure that are found to have medical conditions, alcoholics and cigarette smokers that are known to increase perioperative risks, preoperative evaluation should include optimization or pre-habilitation. This will guarantee patients undergoing elective surgery positive surgical outcomes with minimal complications and reduced morbidity and mortality rates.
Key words: Patient-related Perioperative Risks; Perioperative Risks; Elective Surgery; Surgical Outcomes