Anaesthesiology and Anaesthesiologist among General Population- A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 12
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Anaesthesiology and Anaesthesiologists as a subject and specialist are less recognized by the common patient population as reported with previous studies in few parts of the country and it is perceived that illiteracy is a major reason. METHOD: This cross sectional observational study after Institutional Ethical clearance was conducted at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna among 400 participants (n=400) undergoing various major surgery and had no history of previous surgery or anesthesia. The data gathered from the questionnaire was subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS, IBM version 20.0. RESULT: Study showed that 67% were literates and 33% were illiterates. 77% had some knowledge about the surgery they would be undergoing whereas 44% of the study population had no idea about Anaesthesiologists. 28% believed that they administered gases and drugs; 17% perceived them to be an assistant of a surgeon and 1% thought them to be technicians. Only 10% had perception of their major role in anaesthetizing and monitoring. CONCLUSION: The study subjects were evaluated through a questionnaire before pre-anaesthetic check-up which revealed that illiteracy was not the only reason behind their ignorance about the specialty and the specialists. It was concluded that anaesthesia practice in backdrop was a major hurdle responsible for poor recognition of both “anaesthesia” and “anaesthesiologists”. Frontline approach and direct communication with the population is needed in order to create awareness regarding the role of an Anaesthesiologist.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Ankesh, Dr. Saurav Shekhar, Dr. Priyesh Kumar, Dr. Sonali Gupta, Dr. Ajit Gupta
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