Affiliation:
1. Samsun Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Abstract
Aims: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the efficacy, side-effects, and complications of spinal anesthesia (SpA) in children undergoing pilonidal sinus surgery with SpA.
Methods: The records of pediatric patients who underwent pilonidal sinus surgery with SpA from January 2019 to March 2023 were retrospectively evaluated from the database in the Samsun University Samsun Maternity & Children's Training and Research Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Türkiye. Children's sociodemographic characteristics, clinical and vital signs, motor block duration, operative time, and complications were recorded.
Results: Eighty-one patients underwent pilonidal sinus surgery with SpA, 54 (66.7%) boys and 27 (33.3%) girls, with a mean age of 14.38±1.29 years. The patients’ mean body mass index was 26.83±1.1 kg.m-2, and the success rate was 96.3% (n=78). Eleven (13.6%) patients received supplemental anesthesia among the 78 procedures completed using SpA. The incidence of complications was 5.1% (n=4). Intraoperative hypotension developed in two cases and postoperative vomiting in two, all of which resolved with no sequelae.
Conclusion: Our retrospective analysis suggests that pediatric SpA is a safe and effective technique for children undergoing pilonidal sinus surgery. However, further prospective studies are warranted to confirm these findings.
Publisher
Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science