Background:
Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of a complication of spinal anesthesia, influenced mostly by various factors including the patient’s age, spinal needle size and design and, gender. This headache can be severe and debilitating, preventing ambulation and limiting daily living activities.
Objective:
This study assessed the incidence and associated factors of PDPH among patients who received spinal anesthesia for orthopedic procedures at the Xx Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from June to August 2022
Methods:
Prospective cohort study design was employed using Consecutive sampling method among patients who received spinal anesthesia for orthopedics procedure at Xx Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from June to August 2022. Data was collected by Face to Face interview and direct observation based on questionnaire. The data was entered to epidata 4.6 & analyzed by SPSS version 20 software. A total 95 patients aged 16-75 was participated in study. Those independent variable that were significant on binary logistic regression at P<0.2, were analyzed on multivariate regression, and considered significant association with PDPH at P value<0.05.
Result:
95 study participants were included in our study of which 19(20%) had developed post-dural puncture headache. Among patients who develop PDPH; 9.5% of the patients reported moderate pain while 10.5% experience mild PDPH and 80% of patient has no pain. The BMI and age were found to have significant association with PDPH [(P value 0.018, AOR 8.738, 95%CI, 1.461-52.269) and (P value 0.011, AOR 12.146, 95%CI, 1.753-84.170)] respectively) to PDPH.
Conclusion and Recommendation:
The incidence of Post-Dural Puncture Headache was found to be higher in Xx Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. The hospital management and the anesthetists should minimize the magnitude of by strictly following different preventive strategies.