Incidence and factors associated with back pain among patients undergoing spinal anesthesia in University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia, 2020

Abstract

Back pain is often reported as a common complaint after surgery. Many studies showed that the incidence after spinal anesthesia is high and its magnitude is considerable in developing countries, and it is highly related with reduced quality of life, loss of work productivity, burden of health care costs and satisfaction regarding health care service, therefore measures should be taken to reduce or prevented post spinal back. But, before this, assessing the incidence with its associated factors is important.