Public Awareness Survey about Anesthesia and Anesthesiologist (A study of 210 cases)
Journal Title: Gujarat Medical Journal - Year 2018, Vol 73, Issue 1
Abstract
INTRODUCTION : Anaesthesiologist has always been a “behind the screen” specialist. Despite its phenomenal growth in the recent past, there is inadequate public knowledge regarding the speciality as well as the exact role of anaesthesiologist. METHOD :The present study was a survey conducted using predesigned questionnaire containingquestions related to the awareness and knowledge of anaesthesia among patients, under graduate medical students, post graduate medical students, nursing students and general public. RESULTS :Only 46% knows that anaesthesiologists are fully trained medical doctors. Only 30% responder knew that their role is also in I.C.U, 25% knew that their role in pain management. 81.4% afraid of post-operative pain, 45.2% afraid their recovery from anaesthesia. Only 149 responderswereaware about information given in consent.76.6% responders did not realise that monitoring, pain management and care of haemodynamic could be under the control of anaesthetists. CONCLUSION :In conclusion, this study identified deficiencies in patients' knowledge of anaesthesia and the role of anaesthetists. On-going work is still required in order to better explain the wide scope of this profession to the public.
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Jigar Dodia, Vandana Parmar, Vrinda Oza, Mehul Vaghela, Upendrakumar Parmar
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