Magnitude Of Position Related Soft Tissue Injuries And Associated Factors Among Elective Adult Surgical Patients At Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2021.

Background: Position related soft tissue injuries are the cause of additional suffering forrnsurgical patients, increase hospital stay and treatment costs. Though its prevalence is underrnreported, its consequences range from acute mild injuries to lifelong disabilities. rnObjective: To assess magnitude and associated factors of position related soft tissue injuriesrnamong elective adult surgical patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa. rnMethod: An institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 292 electivernadult surgical patients at Tikur Anbesa specialized hospital from January 1, 2021 to May 30,rn2021. Systematic random sampling technique was used and data collected by pre testedrnquestionnaire through data retrieval from chart and observation in the PACU. Both bi-variablernand multi-variable logistic regression analysis were done to evaluate the association betweenrndependent and independent variables. Level of statistical significance was decided at p-value lessrnthan 0.05. rnResults: The magnitude of position related soft tissue injuries in our study was 9.6%. Body MassrnIndex (BMI) 4 hours were found to be independently associated with position related soft tissuerninjury. rnConclusion: Our study found that magnitude of position related soft tissue injury was 9.6%.rnBMI 4 hours, lateral positioning, prone positioning and non- use ofrnpositioning aids were an independent predisposing factors for development of position relatedrnsoft tissue injury.

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