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Table 1 Patients’ and operations’ characteristics

From: Assessment of noise pollution and its effect on patients undergoing surgeries under regional anesthesia, is it time to incorporate noise monitoring to anesthesia monitors: an observational cohort study

Variable

Count (frequency)

Theater

General surgery

8 (20.0%)

Urological surgery

7 (17.5%)

Obstetric

6 (15.0%)

Ophthalmic surgery

9 (22.5%)

Emergency department

5 (12.5%)

Orthopedic surgery

5 (12.5%)

Operation type

Anal fissure

2 (5.0%)

Piles

1 (2.5%)

Varicocelectomy

3 (7.5%)

Ureteroscopy

4 (10%)

Herniorraphy

3 (7.5%)

Cesarean section

6 (15%)

Varicose veins

2 (5.0%)

Cataract surgery

5 (12.5%)

Vitrectomy

3 (7.5%)

Lid elevation

1 (2.5%)

Appendectomy

2 (5.0%)

Amputation

2 (5.0%)

Knee arthroscopy

1 (2.5%)

Femur pinning

1 (2.5%)

Hip replacement

1 (2.5%)

Tibial fixation

1 (2.5%)

Ankelscope

1 (2.5%)

Fournier gangrene debridement

1 (2.5%)

Distribution over days

Saturday

8 (20%)

Sunday

6 (15%)

Monday

8 (20%)

Tuesday

4 (10%)

Wednesday

7 (17.5%)

Thursday

7 (17.5%)

  1. Data presented as number and percentage