Abstract:
Caesarean section can be done under general anesthesia and spinal anesthesia. The
recovery time after caesarean section depends on which anesthesia is used while operating. The
goal of this study is to determine the patient recovery time after caesarean section under general
anesthesia and spinal anesthesia in RSUD Arifin Achmad Riau Province. This study is
descriptive with cross sectional design study. This study is done to the patient after caesarean
section in the recovery room of Emergency Unit RSUD Arifin Achmad Riau Province at 6 – 20
December 2012, using Aldrete score for general anesthesia and Bromage score for spinal
anesthesia. The number of respondent in this study is 43 people. The result showed that the
average recovery time for general anesthesia was 30.08 ± 6.45 minutes (median 29 minutes,
range 20 – 42 minutes) and for spinal anesthesia was 47.16 ± 18.15 minutes (median 45 minutes,
range 20 – 85 minutes). The conclusion of this study is the type of anesthesia which is used for
caesarean section has a role for the patient recovery time.
