Prevalence of dural puncture headache after caesarean section at a tertiary hospital in the Gambia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following a caesarean section performed under spinal anaesthesia, a common complication is post-dural puncture headache (PDPH). Spinal anaesthesia has become the most common anaesthetic procedure during caesarean section in our practice. Therefore, knowing the prevalence and risk factors of PDPH will inform practice and add value in our obstetrics practice.

Methodology

A cross-sectional study was conducted at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital Banjul and data was effectively collected from August to October 2023. A structured data collection tool was used. The data was entered into a computer database and analyzed using the SPSS version 26. Pain was graded using a 10-cm visual analogue scale. Results were expressed in simple descriptive statistics and test of

SUBMITTER: Anyanwu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12448977 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature