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Factors associated with failed spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean sections in Mthatha general hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 59 , issue 4 , 2017 , pages: 128–132

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2017.1292696

Author(s): Adeyinka Abiodun Alabi Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , Oladele Vincent Adeniyi Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , Olukayode Ademola Adeleke Department of Family Medicine, South Africa , Pamela Pillay School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Sciences, Department of Anatomy, South Africa , Mohamed Rashid Haffajee School of Laboratory Medicine & Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Anatomy, South Africa

Keywords: blocked height , bloody CSF , Caesarean section , spinal anaesthesia failure , South Africa

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Abstract

Background: The use of spinal anaesthesia has increased in the last three decades, given that it is the recommended anaesthetic of choice for better foetal and maternal outcomes in Caesarean section. Failed spinal anaesthesia (FSA) exposes patients to unfavourable experience of pain and the potential complications of general anaesthesia that are being avoided in the first instance. This study determines the incidence and the predictors of failed spinal anaesthesia in pregnant women presenting for Caesarean section at Mthatha General Hospital, Eastern Cape.

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