Assessment of Paramedical Staff’s Knowledge Regarding Speciality of Anesthesia and Anesthesiologists: A Questionnaire Based Study
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: Paramedical staff is the cornerstone of health care system. Knowledge of paramedical staff regarding different specialty is of paramount importance for the efficient delivery of healthcare services. As anesthetist are frequently involved in the emergency care of a patient, knowledge of paramedical staff regarding anesthesia and the role played by anaesthetist can help in the efficient and timely delivery of health care needs of patient which ultimately results in the better patient outcome. Aim: To assess paramedical staff’s knowledge regarding anesthesia and anesthetist. Method: 100 paramedical staff posted in the different department were selected for the study. They were administered a set of questionnaire face to face orally by an investigator and responses from individual participant were recorded. The data collected were subjected to simple statistical analysis. Results: 75% of paramedical staff knew that anesthetist is a specialist doctor. 40% of participant knew that anesthetist are concerned with the post-operative care of a patient and only 25% of candidates were aware of role of anesthetist in ICU. Very few participants knew about the role of anesthetist in providing trauma care and labor analgesia. Conclusion: Every paramedical staff should be made aware of the different roles played by the anesthetist apart from providing anesthesia to surgical patients. This will finally result in the better utilization of anesthesia services, better patient satisfaction, and better patient outcome.
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Shridhar N. Ekbote
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- DOI 10.21088/ijaa.2349.8471.5618.6
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