Many studies were done regarding this topic all over the world. Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York: a survey was given to 800 patients with female predominance just like our study, with a mean level of education: 12 years and a mean age of 52 years showed that the majority favor not to choose their anesthesiologist. Their issues consist of not being able to wake up after the surgery, pain (40%), paraplegia and tetraplegia.
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, cedex, France: a prospective study was done comprising 100 patients whom were interviewed. Most individuals prefer detailed and chronological information about the anesthetic procedure no matter what it nature was, 88% wanted to be informed about postoperative pain and recovery probably due to their ignorance of the different methods available for pain relief.
83% were interested to know about time for ambulation, 77% about the length of anesthesia: they are increasingly trying to estimate the real duration of the surgical act and its consequences since they are not involved in the decision making and lack the knowledge of new anesthetic products that provide a faster wake.77% wanted to know about the types of anesthesia and 63% about its complications, 67% about the premedication, 44% about the place where they …show more content…
In 46% of the cases, anesthesiologist did not talk to them about the complications of drugs used during the procedure. Only 5% considered anesthesiologists more important than surgeons, 59% consider them equal. In addition, this study showed patients do not have an adequate knowledge about anesthesiologists and their risky role that’s why only 19% knew that anesthesiologists have a role in the ICU. The public perception of anesthesiologists is so deficient that many do not know whether an anesthesiologist is a medically qualified doctor or not. and it’s probably because he has less contact with a conscious patient than other
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, cedex, France: a prospective study was done comprising 100 patients whom were interviewed. Most individuals prefer detailed and chronological information about the anesthetic procedure no matter what it nature was, 88% wanted to be informed about postoperative pain and recovery probably due to their ignorance of the different methods available for pain relief.
83% were interested to know about time for ambulation, 77% about the length of anesthesia: they are increasingly trying to estimate the real duration of the surgical act and its consequences since they are not involved in the decision making and lack the knowledge of new anesthetic products that provide a faster wake.77% wanted to know about the types of anesthesia and 63% about its complications, 67% about the premedication, 44% about the place where they …show more content…
In 46% of the cases, anesthesiologist did not talk to them about the complications of drugs used during the procedure. Only 5% considered anesthesiologists more important than surgeons, 59% consider them equal. In addition, this study showed patients do not have an adequate knowledge about anesthesiologists and their risky role that’s why only 19% knew that anesthesiologists have a role in the ICU. The public perception of anesthesiologists is so deficient that many do not know whether an anesthesiologist is a medically qualified doctor or not. and it’s probably because he has less contact with a conscious patient than other