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Yasmine Yousef1, Sabrina Drudi2, Ana Maria Sant'Anna3
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, McGill, Canada.
Introduction:
Parental presence at induction of general anesthesia (PPI) is highly desired by children and parents. However, it often faces resistance from medical personnel. We conducted a survey evaluating the perceptions of surgeons before and after establishment of a PPI program.
Methods:
Internal web-based surveys using Likert Scale questions were administered to all members of a pediatric surgical department before and after the introduction of PPI at a freestanding children's hospital. Pre and post results were compared by Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. A p-value ≤0.0026 was considered significant due to the Bonferroni correction.
Results:
The survey was sent to 59 surgeons 1year before and 5years after gradual implementation of PPI. Response rates were 46% and 54%, pre and post implementation, respectively. After implementation, there was a statistically significant increased level of agreement with the statement: "PPI improves the parents' level of satisfaction" (p=0.0025) and a statistically significant decreased level of agreement with the statement "PPI lengthens the duration of induction" (p=0.0001). Before initiation, 56% wanted to see PPI implemented, while after implementation, 97% wanted PPI to remain.
Conclusions:
A majority of pediatric surgeons favored maintaining PPI after implementation. Resistance to initiation of PPI should not hinder implementation.
Type Of Study:
Survey LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Not applicable.
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