WHAT ARE THE COMPLICATIONS OF SPINAL ANESTHESIA?

 


Before proposing a patient spinal anesthesia, an anesthesiologist not only must be alert of the indications and contraindications of spinal anesthesia but also must be able to weigh the risks and benefits of carrying out the procedure.

Complications of spinal blockade are often separated into major and minor difficulties. Reassuringly, most main complications are rare. Minor problems, however, are common and therefore must not be dismissed. Slight complications include nausea, vomiting, mild hypotension, shivering, itch, hearing impairment, and urinary retention. PDPH and failed spinal blockade are noteworthy, and not uncommon, complications of spinal anesthesia. We therefore reflect them as moderate complications. Failure of spinal anesthesia has been mentioned as between 1% and 17% .

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