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Rev Mex Anest 2000; 23 (1)

Pre and Postoperative visit: Essential elements in the quality of medical care. Experiences at the Hospital General, from Mexico City

Alvarado SE, Alvarez VJC

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 11-15
PDF size: 752.97 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objectives: evaluate the characteristics and impact factor of the pre and post anesthetic visit in patients scheduled to elective surgery. Material and Methods: To assess the patient's knowledge that will be sustained about the anesthetic events, fear about the procedures and the anesthetic techniques, a questionnaire was applied to the patients scheduled for elective surgery both in the pre operative period and after 24 hours in the post operative period. Results: all the patients included in the study received preanesthetic evaluation but only 3% received post anesthetic evaluation, 74% of the patients not known about the name of the attending anesthesiologists and 49% unknowns what is the anesthesiologist roll in the operating room. Conclusions: the patient's knowledge about the anesthesiologist activities is minimal, representing serious implications in the quality of medical care.


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