16Jun 2021

EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMIES UNDER SPINAL ANESTHESIA: A RETROSPECTIVE, FACILITY BASED OBSERVATIONAL STUDY, IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

  • Consultant Surgeon and Associate Clinical Professor, General Surgery Department, Isteqlal Hospital, Alaudin Square, Darulaman Road, Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • General Surgeon, General Surgery Department, Isteqlal Hospital, Alaudin Square, Darulaman Road, Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Background: Laparotomy is most commonly performed under general anesthesia, but spinal anesthesia (SA) is considered an alternative to in the context of limited resources. The safety and efficacy of using SA as substitute for general anesthesia(GA) has not been explored in Afghanistan.

Methodology: We conductedan observational study in the general surgery department of Isteqlal hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan on 196 adult patients undergoing emergency laparotomy under spinal anesthesia betweenApril 2018-April 2020.

Results: The mean age of patients was 41.5 years (SD=19.4), the ratio of males to females was 1.9:1 and almost half (44.4%) had comorbidities. 21% were classified as ASA grade III and IV with a similar pattern among males and females. A total of 11 (5.6%) cases were converted to GA. Conversion pattern to GA was similar amongmales and females(P=0.71), ASA grade (P=0.432) and age group (P=0.642). The mean length of stay after operation was 6.5 days (SD=4.1). 32 (16.3%) patients suffered SA complications with no significant difference in terms of sex (P=0.134). Hypotension and headache accounted for 97% of complications. Complication rates were similar in terms of intervertebral level (P=0.349), type of abdominal incision (P>0.1) and average length of stay (P=0.156). 18 patients (9.2%) died due to MOF, sepsis, respiratory failure, thromboembolism and cardiogenic shock.

Conclusion: Spinal anesthesia is considered a safe and effective anesthesia for emergency laparotomies, even for those with comorbidities. Based on our findings we would recommend spinal anesthesia as an alternative to general anesthesiain emergency laparotomy in Afghanistan.


[Wais Farda and Ahmad Bashir Nawazish (2021); EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMIES UNDER SPINAL ANESTHESIA: A RETROSPECTIVE, FACILITY BASED OBSERVATIONAL STUDY, IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN Int. J. of Adv. Res. 9 (Jun). 751-756] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Wais Farda
Isteqlal Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/13072      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/13072