[Patient-oriented anesthesia]
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Use of the Operant Orofacial Pain Assessment Device (OPAD) to Measure Changes in Nociceptive Behavior
Published on: June 10, 2013
M Dinkel1, T Schmidt, B Landsleitner
1Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. m.dinkel@fonline.de
Abstract:
Goals of this study were to quantify patients' preferences for anaesthesia care and to identify what they know about various tasks of an anaesthetist. On the day before surgery, 122 patients scheduled for elective procedures were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. A reliable pain relieve and unawareness as well as stable vital functions have priority in patients' preferences. Patients are also concerned with good postoperative pain relieve and the avoidance of nausea and vomiting. Not important are short preoperative soberness, rapid awakening and initial wide awakeness. Not informed about typical tasks of an anaesthetist are 28-51% of the patients. In order to obtain maximum patient satisfaction, a thorough education plus further continuous training are the essential items for a patient orientated health care management in anaesthesia, along with good medical and technical equipment. The wide spectrum of tasks of an anaesthetist must be better represented in order to strengthen the position of anaesthesia in the competition for rare resources. A postoperative visit, which is judged of 77% of the patients as important, offers a beginning.
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