Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, anesthetist experience, position and type of surgery (n=336).

Variables

 

Frequency( n)

Percentage (%)

Age in years (Median=41.5, IQR=29)

 

 
 

18 to 40

 

167

49.7

 

41 to 60

 

103

30.7

 

≥ 61

 

66

19.6

 

 

 

 

 

Gender

 

 

   
 

 Male

 

147

43.8

 

 Female

 

189

56.3

 

 

 

 

 

Body weight, Kg(M=56.3, SD=9.6)

 

   
 

 25.01 - 50.00 

 

107

31.8

 

 50.01 - 70.00

 

211

62.8

 

 70.01 - 90.00

 

18

5.4

 

 

 

 

 

 Height, Cm (M=162.4, SD=8.4)

 

   
 

130 - 150

 

37

11

 

151 - 170 

 

234

69.6

 

171 - 190 

 

65

19.3

Body Mass Index (Median = 21.3,  IQR= 3.27)

 

 
 

Severe Malnutrition 

 

14

4.2

 

Under nutrition 

 

39

11.6

 

Normal

 

252

75

 

Overweight

 

28

8.3

 

Obesity

 

3

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

Smoking Status

 

   
 

 Yes 

 

16

4.8

 

 No  

 

320

95.2

 

 

 

 

 

Person in charge of intubation

 

   
 

Regular Anesthetist

 

294

87.5

 

Anesthesia Students

 

42

12.5

**Anesthetist experience in years (Median=4, IQR=9.75)

 

 

 

< 2 years

 

60

20.4

 

2 -5 years

 

124

42.2

 

6 - 10 years

 

35

11.9

 

≥ 11 years

 

75

25.5

 

 

 

 

 

Position of the patient during Surgery

 

 
 

Supine

 

326

97

 

Prone

 

1

0.3

 

Left lateral

 

2

0.6

 

Right lateral

 

2

0.6

 

Lithotomy 

 

5

1.5

Type of Surgery

 

   
 

  Gynecological

 

74

22

 

  Orthopedic

 

46

13.7

 

  Breast

 

1

0.3

 

  Thyroid

 

11

3.3

 

  Abdominal

 

144

42.9

 

  Ear Nose Throat (ENT)

 

26

7.7

 

*others

 

34

10.1

 

**Anesthetists experience was analyzed only for the regular employees (n=294), *others: Neurosurgery (n=16), Burn (n=14), and Uro-surgery (n=4).