Comparative Study on Conventional Side Effects of Spinal Anesthesia among Postoperative Patients in Selected Hospitals of Misurata, Libya

Abstract

The prevailing side effects of spinal anesthesia to forty (40) postoperative patients confined within twenty four (24) hours among selected hospitals in Misurata (Libya) was purposively assessed in order to obtain subjective and objective data needed with the use of the assessment checklist that was constructed by the authors (rK-R = 0.9007). A comparative-retrospective descriptive design was employed to determine the conventional side effects of spinal anesthesia among postoperative patients. The study revealed an over-all more conventional side effects of spinal anesthesia. Granting that there are individual differences related to the behavior of the respondents during assessment, no significant differences found in all the variables that were examined. This study provides important information that can be used by health care professional in planning of care of patients in any health care facility with similar cases.