Knowledge, Attitude and Utilization towards Emergency Contraceptive among Preparatory Students of Mizan High School Students, Bench-Maji Zone, South West, Ethiopia, 2016

Abstract

We assessed the occurrence of pain, nausea and vomiting during and following discharge from a day surgery unit and patient responses to side- effects in 231 patients. All patients attending the unit over a two month period were requested to complete a structured, pretested questionnaire over the 72 hours following discharge. Both the incidence (p < 0.01) and the average severity (p < 0.01) of pain were greater following discharge than at time of discharge. Following discharge, more patients suffered from nausea (33%) than prior to discharge (16%) (p < 0.01). Similarly, more patients experienced vomiting following discharge (10%) than in the day surgery unit (6%) (p < 0.05). Patients' responses to recurrence of the side-effects of surgery were variable but had important implications for the use of health care resources. We conclude that for patients undergoing day-case surgery, pain, nausea and vomiting are common, often prolonged, problems following discharge from hospital.