Table 1 Use of the WHO Safe surgical checklist intraoperative, post operative care and monitoring, and availability of ICU Services
Variable | Health facility type N (%) | Chi square p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Government N = 34 | Private N = 7 | Not for profit N = 23 | ||
Use of surgical checklist | ||||
Yes | 11 (32.35) | 5 (71.43) | 6 (26.09) | |
No | 23 (67.65) | 2 (28.57) | 17 (73.91) | 0.081 |
Patients taken care of postoperatively in recovery | ||||
Yes | 9 (29.03) | 5 (71.43) | 6 (27.27) | |
No | 22 (70.97) | 2 (28.57) | 16 (72.73) | 0.075 |
Postoperative pain review | ||||
24 h | 30 (88.24) | 5 (71.43) | 21 (95.45) | |
48 h | 3 (8.82) | 1 (14.29) | 1 (4.55) | |
> 48 h | 1 (2.94) | 1 (14.29) | 0 | 0.345 |
Basic monitoring ICU services available | ||||
Yes | 2 (6.06)a | 4 (57.14) | 3 (13.64)a | |
No | 31 (93.94) | 3 (42.86) | 19 (86.36) | 0.002 |