Assessment of anesthesia satisfaction using direct interviews at post-anesthesia clinic

The authors studied 5,034 consecutive patients undergoing elective surgery. Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative variables were gathered and patient satisfaction was assessed using direct interviews at pre- and post-anesthesia clinic. Fifty-nine percent of the 4,717 responders showed sati...

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Published in:	Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology Vol. 50; no. 3; p. 240
Main Authors:	Furuya, H, Nakahashi, K, Hirai, K, Yoshikawa, M, Kitaguchi, K, Morooka, T, Horiuchi, T, Kurita, N, Iwatsubo, T, Shimoda, T
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Japanese
Published:	Japan 01-03-2001
Subjects:	Anesthesia Elective Surgical Procedures Female Humans Interviews as Topic Male Pain, Postoperative - epidemiology Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data Pharyngitis - epidemiology Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting - epidemiology Urinary Catheterization - adverse effects
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Summary:	The authors studied 5,034 consecutive patients undergoing elective surgery. Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative variables were gathered and patient satisfaction was assessed using direct interviews at pre- and post-anesthesia clinic. Fifty-nine percent of the 4,717 responders showed satisfaction and 4% showed dissatisfaction with anesthesia. The most undesirable perioperative outcome was vomiting/nausea. Other undesirable outcomes include discomfort of urine catheter, sore throat, memory of extubation, postoperative pain and so on. Anesthesiologist can improve the quality of anesthesia by preoperative explanation and preventative management for undesirable perioperative outcomes.
ISSN:	0021-4892