The Prevalence of Complications After Spinal Anesthesia in Post-surgical Patients
Alex Siagian, Khansa Dea, Wendra, Pradiba Amadita

Medical Faculty, Jenderal Achmad Yani University

Abstract

Spinal anesthesia is a procedure that is currently being used a lot because of its benefit to relieve temporary pain sensation in patients without affecting patient consciousness. However, this action can cause several complications. This study uses a descriptive method to determine the complications of spinal anesthesia based on sex, age, hyperbaric bupivacaine 0.5% drug dose being used, type of surgery, and needle size. The sampling method is total sampling and the subjects were 57 patients, with 30 women and 27 men who met the inclusion criteria. The data was taken from the medical records of patients who underwent surgery with spinal anesthesia. The study showed the complications are headache, nausea and vomiting, back pain, shivering, and urinary retention. The most common complication is headache which is felt mostly by female (22.58%), age 26-45 (37,61%), the drug dose given was 11-12.5mg (23.65%), and based on 25-gauge needle size (24,73%). The high prevalence of complications experienced by post-surgical patients can be considered an alarm and also highlights the importance of benefiting from skilled personnel and monitoring equipment in this unit.

Keywords: Complications, spinal anesthesia

Topic: Clinical Practice in Pandemic Era