PREDICTORS OF ATTITUDE OF PARTURIENTS SELECTED FOR CESAREAN SECTION TOWARD SPINAL ANESTHESIA

Abstract- There are many factors contributing to success of regional anesthesia. Patients ’ attitude toward spinal anesthesia is one of the most important of these factors. This is a descriptive study performed on 100 healthy parturient selected for elective cesarean section in Alzahra Obstetric Hospital, Tabriz, Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients ’ attitude and their knowledge about spinal anesthesia. Patients were selected randomly. Data collection was performed using a questionnaire. Statistical programs used were Student’s t test and Chi square for demographic characteristics. The most important factors which influenced patients ’ attitude were nausea and vomiting (27%), fear of pain (34%), fear of needle puncture (15%) and discomfort during return of sensory and motor functions (6%). Being awake during surgery and witnessing birth of neonate were the most pleasant stages of anesthesia (19%). It seems that providing enough and appropriate information about the procedure at preoperative visit can increase acceptance of this regional anesthetic technique