Incidence and associated factors of post dural puncture headache in cesarean section done under spinal anesthesia 2021 institutional based prospective single-armed cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spinal anesthesia is the most commonly used anesthesia technique for Cesarean delivery with 80%-95% prevalence. The most common complication of SA is post-dural puncture Headache which is associated with dural puncture & Cerebrospinal fluid leak. This study aimed to assess the incidence and associated factors of post-dural puncture headache.

Methods

single-armed cohort study design was employed on 412 women from May 2021 to January 2022. Study subjects were selected using systematic random sampling. Descriptive statistics for each variable, binary logistic regression, and multiple logistic regression analysis with 95% CI was carried out.

Results

The overall incidence of post-dural puncture headache in this study was 25.7%. 43.9% of Post dural headache was d

SUBMITTER: Girma T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121279 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature