The attitude of the general public towards preoperative assessment and risks associated with general anesthesia

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D'anesthésie
P MattheyBarry A Finegan

Abstract

To survey the general public's attitude towards preoperative assessment and commonly perceived fears about general anesthesia. A province wide telephone survey was conducted in Alberta. General and regional anesthesia were defined, a scenario involving major knee surgery was described, and participants were asked to choose between regional and general anesthesia. Respondents used a seven-point scale to rate the importance of seeing an anesthesiologist preoperatively and were questioned about the timing of such a visit. Attitudes towards commonly perceived fears associated with anesthesia were also assessed. A total of 1,216 people were surveyed. Over 30% of respondents felt that it was very important to see an anesthesiologist preoperatively, with a total of over 60% attributing a high degree of importance to this. Fifty percent felt that this assessment should occur on the day prior to surgery. A preference for regional or general anesthesia was not expressed in the situation. Approximately 20% of respondents were very concerned about brain damage, waking up intraoperatively and memory loss. Twelve percent were concerned about dying intraoperatively. Nine percent expressed concern about postoperative pain, with 12% reporting b...Continue Reading

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