Recurrent Headaches After Spinal Anesthesia and Their Link to Associated Factors of Candidates for Cesarean

Abstract

Background Spinal anesthesia (SA) is widely administered in cesarean sections (CS), and post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is the most unavoidable complication after the Dural or lumbar puncture (LP). Some factors are considered to be associated with the risk of recurrent PDPH. Aims To investigate the recurrent headaches after SA and their link to associated factors of age, Body Mass Index (BMI), Fast Blood Sugar (FBS), Blood Pressure (BP), time of immobilization in the supine position after SA, and a history of previous SA of PDPH of women candidates for CS, when the needle type and size were kept constant. Methods In a cross-sectional descriptive study, 80 women candidates for CS were recruited from Besat Hospital, Sanandaj, Iran. The association between age, BMI, FBS, BP, time of immobilization in the supine position after spinal anesthesia, and a history of previous SA and recurrent PDPH of women candidates for CS were investigated using statistical t-tests and chi-square test. Results The t-test and chi-square test showed no association between the quantitative and qualitative variables and PDPH after SA in women candidates for CS respectively. Conclusion The results of this study showed when the needle type and size were kept constant, the associated factors of age, BMI, FBS, BP, time of immobilization in the supine position after SA, and a history of previous SA and PDPH of women candidates for CS had no link to the recurrent headaches after SA.