title: Comparison of Patient Satisfaction Between General and Spinal Anaesthesia in Emergency Caesarean Deliveries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Obstetric anaesthesia aims to deliver a healthy baby as well as render a comfortable operation for the mother. This study compared general and spinal anaesthesia in terms of the quality of recovery and patient satisfaction in women undergoing emergency caesarean deliveries.
  
  
  METHODS
  In total, 100 patients were enrolled in this prospective, single-blind, cross-sectional clinical study. Patients were divided into spinal (n=50) and general (n=50) anaesthesia groups. The recovery score, pain and satisfaction were evaluated by Quality of Recovery Score (QoR-40), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at 24 hours postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total QoR-40 scores were significantly higher and the total operation time was longer in the spinal anaesthesia group (median score: 194.5 vs. 179.0, p<0.001 and mean±SD: 69.0±13.3 vs. 62.7±13.4 minutes, p=0.02, respectively). There was no significant difference in VAS and NRS scores between the groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both spinal anaesthesia and general anaesthesia have advantages and disadvantages in terms of emergency caesarean deliveries. Spinal anaesthesia speeds up the recovery time and enables the mother to return to normal life earlier, while general anaesthesia has a short initiation time and does not affect patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Açıkel
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tülün
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Öztürk
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aslı
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Göker
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gonca Gül
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Hayran
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gönül Tezcan
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Keleş
keywords: Emergency caesarean; QoR-40; general anaesthesia; patient satisfaction; spinal anaesthesia