The Prevalence of Complications after Spinal Anesthesia in the Recovery Unit: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study on Hospitals of Jahrom, Fars Province, Iran

Surgeries and anesthesia applications sometimes cause physiological disorders, which can affect the patient and create some symptoms in the recovery unit. Therefore, its become essential to know more about these complications. The present research was a cross-sectional descriptive study, conducted on 150 patients aged 18-70, undergone spinal anesthesia and then were referred to the recovery unit. The general information of patients and data on complications after the spinal anesthesia were collected and then statistically analyzed. The results showed that the most prevalent complications in the recovery unit include shivering hypotension, nausea, bradycardia, back pain, delirium, vomiting, and hypotension. The high prevalence of complications in the post-anesthetic care unit can be considered an alarm and also highlights the importance of benef iting from skilled personnel and monitoring equipment in this unit.