Complications of Spinal Anaesthesia

Spinal anaesthesia was a common regional anaesthesia technique that performed by anaesthesiologists since 1898. Under improved experiences and techniques of anaesthesiologists, administration of spinal anaesthesia expands at last 10 years. Benefits of spinal anaesthesia include a range from decreased mortality and morbidity to increased tissue oxigenation and pain management. Beside its efficacy and improvements in spinal anaesthesia techniques and methods, potential complications increasingly occur as a result of administration by anaesthesiologists. Although spinal anaesthesia has a low complication rate, it may cause serious problems when a complication occurs. We aimed to review complications of spinal anaesthesia within current literatures.