MBCHB, Higher Diploma in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Iraqi Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq
Research Article
Characteristics of major complications related to continuous epidural anesthesia
Author(s): Mohammed Sattar Abbas*
A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out at the Specialized Surgical Hospital in Medical City to assess the characteristics of major complications related to continuous epidural anesthesia. Demographic data, epidural procedure specifics, and problems (from the pre-anesthetic phase until resolution) were documented. Categorical variables were expressed as a number (%) whereas continuous variables were expressed as a mean (SD). Of the 120 patients enrolled, the mean age (SD) was 42.1 ±17.0 years old; 52.5% were in the age ? 40 years old; 72.5% were male. The mean of BMI (SD) was 29.9 ± 5.2 kg/m2. 18.3% of them underwent gynaecological surgery, while 27.5% underwent general surgery, 64.2% of surgeries took less than 60 minutes. The result of the present study reported more than a quarter of them were overweight, and the majority of patients exhibited levels indic.. View More»
Spanish 
Chinese 
Russian 
German 
French 
Japanese 
Portuguese 
Hindi 