Evaluating Knowledge of Autonomic Dysreflexia Among Physicians in a Tertiary Hospital
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL SURGERY - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the level of knowledge of autonomic dysreflexia among physicians practicing in different disciplines namely anesthesia and reanimation, emergency, neurology, neurosurgery, urology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation departments. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted using a questionnaire consisting of seven questions, which was completed in a prospective manner by 95 physicians (residents and consultants) in our tertiary care hospital. Results: None of the questions asked in the questionnaire could be replied by 38 (40%) of 95 physicians in the hospital. Only one physician did reply all the questions completely. The mean value of the mark given was 2.00±2.04 for consultants and 1.10±1.37 for residents (p=0.039). Our data showed that while only 27% of the physicians have received training on autonomic dysreflexia; 18% of physicians had a previous experience with patients having autonomic dysreflexia. Conclusion: Taking the potential serious complications of autonomic dysreflexia into account, necessary information on this emergency status should be given to physicians. We believe that to reach a more precise conclusion about awareness of physicians on autonomic dysreflexia, multicenter studies with larger number of participants are certainly necessary.
Authors and Affiliations
Fatih Tarhan, Alper Coşkun, Bilal Eryıldırım, Kemal Sarıca
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