Maternal Satisfaction and Causes of Dissatisfactionafter Spinal Anesthesia in Caesarean Cases - Survey

Abstract

Spinal anesthesia is very good for caesarean cases. The study was conducted to know the maternal satisfaction after spinal anesthesia and what are the common causes of dissatisfaction. This was a cross sectional study and total 116 patients were observed for a period of 3 months. A pre-structured
questionnaire was filled on first postoperative day. The data recorded about pre-anesthetic counseling done, number of pricks for spinal anesthesia, complications and side effects were noted. Patient satisfaction rate (84.48%) was good with spinal anesthesia but it can be further improved by proper pre-anesthetic counseling and clinical skill of anesthetist and postoperative counseling. The main causes of dissatisfaction were multiple pricks.