The work, duties and prestige of Finnish anesthesiologists: patients’ view

Tohmo, H.; Pälve, Heikki; Illman, Hanna

doi:10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00152.x

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“…These results in Egypt are similar to that byNaithani et al (2007) who reported 12.67% of individuals knew about painless labor whereas only 19.4% said post-operative pain management by anesthesiologists in another study (Bhandary et al, 2016). In Finland study (Tohmo et al, 2003) 36% of patients did not know the role ofanesthesiologists in pain clinics.This results show the weak awareness of patients about the role of anesthesiologists postoperatively. In the current study, a question especial to female was asked, it was about preferring painless delivery, 88.72% of them said yes, only 11.28% chose the painful delivery, whereas 73% preferred painless delivery in another study (Prasad et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 79%

A Survey on Public Awareness About the Role of Anesthesiologists.

Alqefari¹,

alyami²,

Almowald³

et al. 2017

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Section: Discussion:-supporting

confidence: 79%

A Survey on Public Awareness About the Role of Anesthesiologists.

Alqefari¹,

alyami²,

Almowald³

et al. 2017

IJAR

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“…Data are expressed as numbers and percentages. the general public reflection of our specialty and showed similar results [2][3][4][5][6][7][8].…”

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confidence: 59%

The public perception of the anaesthesiologist in Romania: a survey

Onuţu¹,

Rus

Acalovschi

2017

Rom J Anaesth Int Care

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Background. Previous studies have shown that the public perception of anaesthesiologists' duties regarding perioperative management lacks a good understanding. The aim of this study was to assess the public perception of the anaesthesiologist's role before, during and after surgery, in Romania.Method. The prospective cross-sectional study was undertaken between January 2015 and August 2016. A questionnaire that comprised 23 questions was uploaded on Google at https://docs.google.com/ forms/d/1KxC8jSYydhEu3pn0Hr0LHEsuCEQLSEHQqUo_HzrHuw8/viewform. The link was forwarded on-line randomly (mail, social media). The questions were structured based on current literature. Inclusion criteria were people aged >15 years and not directly related to any medical activity. The answers were anonymously registered, in real time, in an Excel format, used later to process the statistics.Results. 1153 people completed the questionnaire, 61% female and 39% male, 80.8% being from the urban area and 19.2% from the countryside. 62.7% were hospitalized in the past, and 49.8% had undergone at least one surgery. From the questioned group 65.2% had graduated university, and 64.3% were aged between 20 and 40 years. A majority of 1089 respondents (94.6%) knew that the anaesthesiologist was responsible for providing anaesthesia in the operating room. 26.6% considered that the surgeon and the anaesthesiologist played different roles in OR, but 54.4% understood that there is a collaboration between them during surgery. Only 36.2% were aware that the anaesthesiologist replaces blood losses and provides patients hemodynamic stability and proper oxygenation during surgery. 54.6% believe that the surgeon decides upon the postoperative pain management and only 32% know the anaesthesiologist is the physician in charge of intensive care patients. 79.5% of respondents are willing to receive from their anaesthesiologist detailed information, regarding anaesthesia and postoperative care, before surgery, and consider that more publicity should be made regarding this profession.Conclusion. The public perception of the anaesthesiologist's role in Romania is inaccurate in spite of the fact that a large group in our study comprised highly educated people living in urban areas. We consider that further strengthening of the anaesthesiologist/patient relationship and an increased media exposure of our specialty would help to improve its social perception.

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“…Several studies conducted both internationally[237891011121314] and in India[45615] have showed varying results regarding the knowledge of general public about anesthesiologists and their role in surgery. In developed countries, the percentage of subjects who knew about anesthesiologist ranged from 70% to 90% and those in developing countries ranged from 18% to 89%.…”

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Current understanding of the literate versus illiterate patient′s knowledge about anesthesiologists: A comparative study

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Context:There is a widespread ignorance among the public about the role of anesthesiologists and their responsibilities inside or outside the operating room both in developed and developing countries.Aims:The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge of literate and illiterate patient about the role of anesthesiologists and their concerns regarding anesthesiology.Setting and Design:This is a prospective study conducted in a preoperative anesthetic clinic of a large tertiary care hospital. The study consisted of a standard preanesthetic interview and questionnaire.Materials and Methods:After obtaining permission from the Ethics committee, patients in the age group 18–75 years of either sex undergoing elective surgery were included. The patients were divided into two groups on the basis of their education: Group A: included patient who are illiterate; Group B: included patients who are literate, completed a questionnaire, which was later evaluated.Statistical Analysis Used:Unpaired t test and correlation r test were used.Results:There was limited knowledge among both literates and illiterates regarding the perioperative role of anesthesiologists. They wanted to be fully explained about the anesthesiology technique and were keen to meet their anesthesiologist both before and after the surgery.Conclusion:To eliminate the ignorance among general public regarding the role of anesthesiologists, efforts must be made to educate and generate awareness among the population.

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The work, duties and prestige of Finnish anesthesiologists: patients’ view

Abstract: Patients knew the medical qualification of anesthesiologists very well. The work of anesthesiologists was highly appreciated, but the duties outside the operation theatres were poorly known.

Cited by 26 publications

References 8 publications

A Survey on Public Awareness About the Role of Anesthesiologists.

A Survey on Public Awareness About the Role of Anesthesiologists.

The public perception of the anaesthesiologist in Romania: a survey

Current understanding of the literate versus illiterate patient′s knowledge about anesthesiologists: A comparative study

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