Cefalea post punción lumbar en mujeres sometidas a cesárea. Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. 2013

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of post lumbar puncture headache in women undergoing cesarean surgery in the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital during the period February to May 2013.

Methodology: The study of cross-sectional prevalence conducted in the Department of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, this study included 138 women undergoing cesarean section, looking for post lumbar puncture headache detect. Statistical analysis was performed in SPSS program 15.0 version using descriptive and inferential statistics, statistical data were obtained RP (95 % CI) and p value.

Results: The mean age 24.89 years started with a standard deviation of 6.15 years, the most common marital status was married to 47.8 % at 55.1 % of the population concluded the high school and 57.2 %, the prevalence of PLDH stood at 11.6% and the most frequent nutritional status was normal in 57.2 %. PLDH was higher in patients aged 20-35 years (56.25 %) , free union (56.25 %) binding with secondary level education with 62.5% , from urban procedence ( 56 , 25%) , nutritional status with overweight ( 37.5 % ) patients subjected to 25-gauge needle puncture (93.8% ), with a number of puncture attempts (100 %) and use of povidone iodine as an antiseptic (37.5%) . Any factor was associated nor behaved as a risk factor for the presentation of PLDH with a statistically not significant p value.

Conclusions: The prevalence of PLDH is in lower limits in our population, however, still represents a current problem in our Hospital.

KEYWORDS: HEADACHE, CESAREAN DURAL PUNCTURE RISK FACTOR.