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    INCIDENCE AND PREDICTORS OF POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AMONG PEDIATRIC SURGICAL PATIENTS AT HAWASSA UNIVERSITY COMPREHENSIVE SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL, 2023, A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
    (hawassa university, 2023-11) ENDESHAW WALE
    Background: Post-operative pain is a type of acute pain that may develop following surgical exposure and is triggered by an inflammatory reaction and the activation of afferent neural cells. In Ethiopia, there is insufficient data about postoperative pain incidence, predictors, and management in the pediatric population despite the existence of evidence-based worldwide reports. Objective: To determine the incidence and predictors of postoperative pain among pediatric surgical patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from February 10 May 10, 2023. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted on pediatric surgical patients from February 10-May 10, 2023. Pretested semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data until 24 hours after surgery. The data collectors assessed pain with time interval of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hour postoperatively. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 26 was used to code, input, and analyzes the data. By using binary logistic regression variables with a p-value < 0.2 were enter to multivariable logistic regression and adjusted odd ratio was calculated with 95% confidence interval. A p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result: A total of 142 children aged 2 months- 14 years were included in the study. The overall incidence of postoperative pain was 66.2% (95%CI: 58.2-75.4). History of preoperative pain (AOR, 4.599, 95% CI: 1.110-19.057), preoperative anxiety (AOR: 5.421, 95% CI: 1.379 21.313), duration of surgery <1 hour (AOR: 0.078, 95% CI: 0.010-0.629), 1-3 hours (AOR: 0.164, 95% CI: 0.031-0.877), and surgical incision length <5 cm (AOR: 0.024, 95% CI: 0.003 0.169) were all significantly associated with postoperative pain. Conclusion and recommendation: The incidence of postoperative pain in pediatric surgical patients is high. Duration of surgery, surgical incision length, preoperative anxiety, and pain predict postoperative pain. Therefore, care providers should target these factors to minimize the magnitude of the problem and appropriate pain management strategy should be implemented.