Level Of Patient Satisfaction Towards Spinal Anesthesia For Cesarean Section

Abstract

Background: Patient satisfaction is essential to health‑care quality, and researchers have found a significant correlation between patient outcomes and patient satisfaction scores. Patient satisfaction ratings were emphasized as a critical goal of health care over the previous decade There has been an increase in the use of spinal anesthesia for Caesarean section (CS) in KSA in the past decades. The study aims: to evaluate the level of satisfaction among patients who had spinal anesthesia, as an index of the quality of reproductive health care. Methods: A prospective observational study of 380 consenting participants in ASA classes I, II, and III, underwent CS under spinal anesthesia between January and July 2022. The satisfaction score was assessed using a three-point Likert scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 28. The level of statistical significance was set at p-value <0.05. Results: A total of 380 consenting patients underwent spinal anesthesia within the study period with (57.6%) aged ≥30 years. Most were emergency CS (70.3%). Most patients (77.4%) expressed satisfaction with being involved in decision-making about the choice of anesthesia technique. The majority of the patients (87.6%) were satisfied with pain relief during the operation. The complications experienced by the patients intraoperatively included dizziness, 50 (13.2%), shivering, (36.6%), and intraoperative nausea and vomiting, (12.6%). Overall, (77.6%) of the patients expressed willingness to have spinal anesthesia again in the future, out of the 295, 293 (99.4%) were satisfied with the current spinal anesthesia. P = 0.000. Conclusion: Maternal satisfaction with spinal anesthesia in[1] this study was high. This could be attributed to the patient’s participation in decision-making, prompt treatment of complications, and overall good anesthetic care.