Nursing Care and Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery : Two Case Studies.

Abstract

Background: The posterior cervical spine surgery involves placing the patient in a prone position, causing physiological changes that affect the circulatory system. And some risks should be monitoring.

Objective: To provide anesthesia nurses with knowledge and understanding in providing anesthesia to patients undergoing posterior cervical spine surgery.                                                              

Materials and Methods: Compare 2 case studies

Results: The first patient had a fracture in the 6^th-7^th cervical vertebrae with spinal cord injury. The second patient had a degeneration of the 7^th cervical vertebra with stenosis spinal canal. They are worried about surgery and anesthesia in the pre-anesthesia period. The orthopedist was surgically them by posterior approach. During surgery, no serious complications were found. But postoperative period, the first patient has a sore throat. Stayed in the hospital for 7 days after surgery. And the second patient has phlebitis. Stayed in the hospital for 15 days after surgery.

Conclusions: The results of this study can be used as a guideline for planning anesthesia nursing care, monitoring, and managing complications for cervical spine surgery patients in the prone position.