Complications Of Spinal Analgesta :

Mohamed Reda El-beirry

CH.A~ER (;fI!fThis’ work was’ done t D find out the :i.:J.::idell<.o:;fOcomplicationsof H,Pin1l18n81.5’,8ia during flE”l nfte:L’ o1””r~tion.•This study waS carried out on 100 patients subjectedto surgical interference performed by different registeraresof the department of anaesthesia. Mepivllcaine 4%wasusee in tih i.s work.Ni.nty fi·ve per cent of the operat ions wo:ceelect i vewhile the remaining 5 per ~ent were urgent.Different e;rades of hypoter;s~.:,n OG:.lUL’”a in 54 ,ercent of caees , 44 per ccnt were of grade ::; 9 V·· cent wereof grade II and I per oeni, was of.Headache was recorded in 19 per cerrt of ca::”.3, si.x.,.teen’ per cent of ceSdSWEi’oo:’fe low tension type whi1.e theremllining 3 per cent WEmlofhigh tension type~The incidence of backache was 20 pei’ c enu- ~I;:e incLdenoeof Vomiting was 18 ps:..’cent, (Juring the o;.:Jerct;:i.cnand 9 per cent post~operatj.vely. Vomiting was sl i.g:::’1<:;,·higher in ma.Lepatients, patients pl’omedicated wi ..l;h morphine,during hypotension and in the aged patiGn’t;c;.cidence differed according to the type of operation.No neurological complications ware recordod in ourstudy. The possible causes ofthese complications werediscussed.