Assessment of Patient’s Concept about Anesthesia and Anesthetist in Anesthesia Consultation Clinic at Ghazi –Al Hariri Hospital for Specialized Surgery in Baghdad/ Iraq
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 7
Abstract
Background: Anesthesia continue to be a major concern to the patient and anesthesiologist still behind screen Objective: To assess patient’s concept about anesthesia and role of anesthetist, with comparison between two groups regarding anesthesia administer previously. Methodology: Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted on Ghazi AL-Hariri Hospital, Anesthesia consultation clinic. The total number of the study sample were (52) surgical patients out of (60) the remaining was dropout due to incomplete data, age from20-50 year. The Study Instrument It is composed of 2 major parts and these parts are: the first part related to Socio-demographic Data and the second is questionnaire format related to anesthesia & its related issues which consists of (16) items, divided into (2) types of questions regarding previous exposure to anesthesia or not exposed, three items were shared between them. A study was carried out in anesthesia consultation clinic by investigator using verbal interviewing in local Arabic language with 16 items assessing anesthesia and role of anesthetist dividing into two groups according to previous exposure to anesthesia. Results: 52 patients enrolled in this study, 40 male and 12 female. 18 of participants with primary level of education and 16 with inter mediate level. 29 patients had previous exposure to anesthesia and 23 patients without. 17 patients of first group knew that anesthesia was given by anesthesiologist, while 15 of the other group with the same concept. 16 patients of first group regarding operative room as the only working place for anesthesiologist, and only 8 patients of this group had knowledge about role of anesthesiologist in recovery stage. Conclusion: Anesthesiology as a medical science still enigmatic for lay people, while there is awareness among patients about anesthesia as a vital and threatened issue regarding their lives intraoperativly, but without actual concept, and not waking up after anesthesia was a major concern.
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Dr. Ibtesam Gh . Ali
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