The Association Between Pain Catastrophizing Scale Score and Postspinal Headache

Is There an Association Between Pain Catastrophizing Scale Score and Postspinal Headache in Patients Underwent Cesarean Section With Spinal Anesthesia?

This study is aimed to elucidate the association between Pain Catastrophizing Scale Score and Postspinal Headache in Patients Underwent Cesarean Section With Spinal Anesthesia.

This study is aimed to elucidate the association between Pain Catastrophizing Scale Score and Postspinal Headache in Patients Underwent Cesarean Section With Spinal Anesthesia. Patients were asked to fill the questionnaire booklet including Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Beck Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory before elective cesarean section in preoperative room in operating theater. In postoperative second and fourth day, patients will call by phone and be asked to have headache or any complaints. The intensity of headache will evaluate by using visual analog scale. Age, gender, and visual analog scale scores will be recorded.

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists score of I, II, III
• without a history of cerebrovascular diseases
• without any presence of psychiatric diseases

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe liver, kidney and cardiovascular diseases
• peripheral arterial diseases
• a history of allergy to local anesthetics
• patients without cooperation
• not to participate in the study
• presence of neurologic or neuromuscular diseases