A survey of anesthetic preference and preoperative anxiety in hip and knee arthroplasty patients: the utility of the outpatient preoperative anesthesia appointment
| العنوان: | A survey of anesthetic preference and preoperative anxiety in hip and knee arthroplasty patients: the utility of the outpatient preoperative anesthesia appointment |
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| المؤلفون: | Gita Raghavan, John Murdoch, Vidur Shyam |
| المصدر: | Journal of Anesthesia. 33:250-256 |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Pain medicine, Anesthesia, General, Anxiety, Anesthesia, Spinal, Appointments and Schedules, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, 030202 anesthesiology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Anesthesiology, Outpatients, Preoperative Care, Humans, Medicine, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Aged, Anesthetics, business.industry, 030208 emergency & critical care medicine, Perioperative, Middle Aged, Arthroplasty, Preference, Anesthesiologists, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia, Anesthetic, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Patient education, medicine.drug |
| الوصف: | The general public’s perceptions of anesthesia and the risks associated with it may be skewed. The outpatient preoperative appointment with an anesthesiologist allows for patient education regarding different anesthetic options and counseling regarding anxiety related to anesthesia and surgery. This study investigates whether the preoperative appointment for hip and knee arthroplasty alters patient preference for general or spinal anesthesia and reduces patient anxiety. Sixty-two patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty were administered two verbal questionnaires at the preoperative clinic. The first questionnaire was completed prior to meeting the anesthesiologist and addressed patient anesthetic preferences, previous anesthetic experiences, and perioperative anxiety and need for information using the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS). The second questionnaire was completed immediately following the appointment and addressed the patient’s anesthetic preference, reasons for any preference changes, and anxiety levels and need for information using the APAIS. The clinic anesthesiologist was blinded to the nature of the study. Following the clinic appointment, a significant decrease in patients wanting general anesthesia (from 48 to 18%, P |
| تدمد: | 1438-8359 0913-8668 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00540-018-02608-y |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::770081e382f36c0f43d355ee4e1e5f8a https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-018-02608-y |
| Rights: | CLOSED |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....770081e382f36c0f43d355ee4e1e5f8a |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14388359 09138668 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s00540-018-02608-y |