Spinal anaesthesia to caesarean section: Patient satisfaction

TL;DR

This study examines how satisfied female doctors were with spinal anesthesia during caesarean sections and identifies factors affecting their satisfaction.

Contribution

The study provides insights into patient satisfaction and dissatisfaction factors specific to spinal anesthesia for caesarean sections among female doctors.

Findings

86.6% satisfaction level with pain control during spinal anesthesia.

Intraoperative shivering, post-operative pain, and backache were common pre-operative complications.

Lack of communication and explanations was a major cause of dissatisfaction.

Abstract

Patient satisfaction on spinal anaesthesia to caesarean section is of interest. Hence, data from 60 female doctors of various
disciplines working in Bhopal city who underwent caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia during the last 5 years were included in
this study. Factors associated with dissatisfaction were lack of communication and explanations for anaesthesia. Level of satisfaction
with pain control was (86.6%). Pre-operative complications which scored highest are intraoperative shivering (10%), post-operative pain
(20%) and backache (18.3%). Thus, the overall satisfaction among doctors receiving spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section was
significantly high and major contributing factors for dissatisfaction need to be addressed.