Pooled proportion and associated factors of postoperative pain during the recovery time among adult surgical patients in an Ethiopian setting with limited resources: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors/Creators

• Sintayehu Samuel Lorato
• Mitiku Desalegn
• Kelemu Abebe Gelaw
• Yohannes Godie Ashebir
• Olyad Kuma Getahun
• Gebeyehu Lakew
• Mathewos Mekonnen Gemmechu
• Tiruye Menshaw Tiruneh
• Yibeltal Assefa Atalay
• Amlaku Nigusie Yirsaw
• Eyob Ketema Bogale
• Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu
• Tewodros Shitemaw Tekoye
• Genanew Kassie Getahun, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
• Kedir Seid
• Abel Tibebu Goshu

Author Identifier (ORCID)

Genanew Kassie Getahun’s ORCID record

Keywords

postoperative pain, adult surgical patients, pain management, postoperative complications, risk factors, Ethiopia

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

10-1-2026

Article Number

102155

E-ISSN

15356337

ISSN

00113840

Volume

83

Publication Title

Current Problems in Surgery

Publisher

Elsevier

School

Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute / School of Medical and Health Sciences

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

Recommended Citation

Lorato, S. S., Desalegn, M., Gelaw, K. A., Ashebir, Y. G., Getahun, O. K., Lakew, G., Gemmechu, M. M., Tiruneh, T. M., Atalay, Y. A., Yirsaw, A. N., Bogale, E. K., Gebeyehu, N. A., Tekoye, T. S., Getahun, G. K., Seid, K., & Goshu, A. T. (2026). Pooled proportion and associated factors of postoperative pain during the recovery time among adult surgical patients in an Ethiopian setting with limited resources: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Current Problems in Surgery, 83, Article 102155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpsurg.2026.102155