title: Shoulder pain after caesarean section: comparison between general and spinal anaesthesia.
abstract: This study investigated shoulder pain as a maternal complication after caesarean section (CS), evaluation of its prevalence and comparison between spinal anaesthesia (SA) and general anaesthesia (GA) groups. A total of 200 women as CS candidates were allocated into two equal groups; SA and GA. The total prevalence of shoulder pain was 39.45%. The two groups were matched according to demographic data. However, the incidence of shoulder pain in the GA group was more than that in the SA group (p =0.004). Shoulder pain in the right shoulder in the GA group was more prevalent than the left shoulder (p <0.001). Moderate severity of shoulder pain was significantly more in the GA group (p =0.000), while in the SA group, the mild severity was significant (p <0.001). Our study revealed that the incidence of shoulder pain after CS is significant. Moreover, shoulder pain was significantly more common in the GA group than the SA group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zirak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soltani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hafizi
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mashayekhi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kashani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires