Spinal Anesthesia (SA) and Patient Satisfaction in Cesearan Section (CS); A Comparative Study

Abstract


 
 
 
 OBJECTIVES: 
 To determine satisfaction of the mothers regarding SA for CS in elective and emergency procedures at District head Quarter (DHQ) Hospital Karak. 
 METHODOLOGY: 
 It is a cross-sectional study conducted on 175 female patients were selected who had CS under SA through elective and emergency procedure regarding their satisfaction at DHQ Hospital Karak. The time duration was from December 01st 2019 - March 31st, 2020. Data was collected through a constructed questionnaire with consent of these patients. Data was entered in SPSS version 26 and was analyzed using chi-square test. 
 RESULTS: 
 A total of 175 patients were selected in the study. The overall satisfaction of SA for CS divided into 111 (63.4%) of patient were satisfied with elective CS with the chi-square test value of 8.10. Furthermore, the backpain was associated with both the procedures and were showing increase from average age 20-24 years (29.5%) and (69.2%) for 30-34 years, simultaneously. The results showed significance of p-value 0.001for post-operative back pain.
 CONCLUSION: 
 It was concluded that the patient had better experience with the elective procedure rather than emergency procedure. The pain was also a factor that was involved in provoking the symptoms (pain, nausea) that have negatively affecting patient perspectives about SA for CS.
 KEYWORDS: Spinal Anesthesia(SA), Patient Satisfaction, Caesarean Section(CS), Technique