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Impact of spinal anesthesia on cesarean section outcome in Omdurman maternity hospital-Sudan 2011
Other Title(s)
تأثير التخدير الشوكي على نتائج العملية القيصرية (2011) : في مستشفى الولادة أم رمان-السودان
Joint Authors
Abd al-Wahhab, Rabiah
Ahmad, Umbeli Taha
Abd al-Ilah, Kunna
Ibrahim, Marwan
al-Isa, Fathiyah
Ismail, Salah
Source
Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2012), pp.147-152, 6 p.
Publisher
Omdurman Islamic University Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2012-09-30
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : The cesarean section is indicated when vaginal delivery is not safe for the mother or the baby.
Objective : A descriptive study done in Omdurman maternity hospital!OMH to assess the impact of spinal anesthesia (SA) on cesarean section(C / S), including, intra and post operative maternal complications, neonatal outcome and patients" satisfaction in 2011.
Methodology : Women delivered by C/S under SA were included in the study after an informed consent.
All women in the study were operated on by trained registrars or obstetricians, under SA given, either by anesthetist or assistant anesthetist under supervision with similar conditions and were followed till discharge from hospital.
Results : Total number of deliveries at OMH in 2011 were 30397, 21677 (71.
3 %) delivered vaginally, 8720 (28.
7%) delivered by C / S, only 24 women (0.
3 %) delivered under general anaethesia- GA.
Women included in the study were 1029, 517 (50.
2 %) were elective and 512 (49.
8 %) were emergency C/S.
Intra- operatively, 79 women (7.
7 %) developed hypotension, their BP dropped by more than 30 mmHg, four women developed severe shivering for which they received intravenous 25 mg pethedine, and 44 neonates received oxygen by mask and only one needed endotranchial intubation.
Post operatively, only two women had disabling headache, 24 women (2.
4 %) had episodes of vomiting and 199 (19.
3 %) had pain in their lower limbs, buttock and thigh, it disappeared completely before discharge.
In this study, 880 women (85.
5 %) were satisfied with SA, while 149 (14.
5 %) were not satisfied due to pain at the time of puncture, headache, or transient lower limb pain after operation.
Conclusion : Spinal anesthesia is increasingly used for C / S in this hospital, with excellent patients" satisfaction, without increase in maternal and neonatal mortality or morbidity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmad, Umbeli Taha& Abd al-Wahhab, Rabiah& Ismail, Salah& Abd al-Ilah, Kunna& Ibrahim, Marwan& al-Isa, Fathiyah. 2012. Impact of spinal anesthesia on cesarean section outcome in Omdurman maternity hospital-Sudan 2011. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences،Vol. 7, no. 3, pp.147-152.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Umbeli Taha…[et al.]. Impact of spinal anesthesia on cesarean section outcome in Omdurman maternity hospital-Sudan 2011. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 7, no. 3 (Sep. 2012), pp.147-152.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmad, Umbeli Taha& Abd al-Wahhab, Rabiah& Ismail, Salah& Abd al-Ilah, Kunna& Ibrahim, Marwan& al-Isa, Fathiyah. Impact of spinal anesthesia on cesarean section outcome in Omdurman maternity hospital-Sudan 2011. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2012. Vol. 7, no. 3, pp.147-152.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-569679
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 151-152
Record ID
BIM-569679