Headache Incidence Beyond Spinal Anesthesia of Caesarean Section

Background: A caesarean section (CS) is the delivery of a fetus through an abdominal incision and hysterotomy.The anesthesia method most often used for CS is spinal anesthesia (SA), the prevailing complication of SA is post-dural puncture headache (PDPH). Aims of the study:To investigate the incidence of headache in SA in CS. Methods:The study was conducted at Al-Sadder Teaching Hospital from the 1 st of March 2023 till the 1 st of March 2024.All women who attended the operation room for lower segment elective CS.Data were collected including age, educational level, job, parity, chronic diseases, past surgical and medical history.Then pre-operation assessment was done, including routine investigations, procedure explanation, and taking written informed consent.Results: Totally 250 pregnant women who were subjected to a CS under SA.There was no statistical difference between the studied women regarding their socio-demographic characters.No statistical differences in clinical characters while the duration of anesthesia was prolonged (p = 0.01).There is no statistical difference in regard to headache at recovery time, 24 h, 48 h and a week postoperatively.However, 22% of women not complained. Conclusion:There is no statistical difference between the studied women regarding their socio-demographic characters, and no statistical differences in clinical characters while the duration of anesthesia was prolonged.Headache postoperative at recovery time, 24 h, 48 h and a week is the same.