Retrospective analysis of spinal anesthesia procedure in our clinic [Kliniʇimizdeki spinal anestezi uygulamalarinin retrospektif deʇerlendirilmesi]

Objective: retrospective analysis of the patients operated under spinal anesthesia in our clinic was aimed to be planned in this study. the incidence of postspinal headache (psba) and back pain in both genders were planned to be investigated by means of demographic data of the patients,properties of spinal neddles and number of punction attempts. method: 360 patients operated under spinal aneshesia were analyzed retrospectively. the patients were called by phone to investigate their postspinal headache and back pain experiences. results: the incidence for psba and back pain were 19% and 9% respectively in all patient groups,however there were no statistically significant differences regarding both psba and back pain between the needle types used. when compared regarding the number of punctions,psba incidence was found higher in patients with one puncdon than others (18%). however,there was no difference in the incidence of back pain which was 9% approximately. there was a higher incidence of psba in females (23%) than males (16%) in all patient groups (p<0.05). when compared according to groups of age,the incidence of psba in both male (31%) and female (39%) patients were higher in the age group of 18 to 39 years than others (p<0.05). conclusion: in conclusion,occurrance of psba following spinal anesthesia was found to be related to younger age and female gender. we suggest that,it may be beneficial to pay attention to predisposing factors and take required precautions before the procedure to reduce the complication rates in spinal anesthesia.