PERCEPTION OF PATIENTS ABOUT THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN PRE-OPERATIVE ANESTHESIA EVALUATIONS PERIOD

Introduction: A study to analyze the perception of patients regarding the information provided in the pre-operative anesthesia evaluation period. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of patient perception regarding the information contained in the pre-anesthetics clinics. The anesthesiologist evaluates all patients to assess the medical condition and prepare for the planned procedure. The American Society of Anesthesiologists has brought out essential calibers for pre-operative anesthetic evaluation that suit all patients who come in for all methods of anesthesia.

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the perception of patients regarding the information they received in the pre-operative anesthesia evaluation clinics

Methods: A study dealt with descriptive-analytical research of patients perceptions regarding the information during pre-operative anesthesia evaluation.It was done using a structured questionnaire to measure overall patient perception using Likerts scores; Three hundred samples were selected by using organized random sampling. The duration of the study was from 2016- 2019

Result: In this study, a survey includes specific questions about patient perception regarding the information given for them when coming in for pre-operative anesthesia evaluation. Investigation shows a low level of comprehension and found an average of only 48.3% of perception for the given information.

Conclusion: This study shows that patients lack the optimum level regarding the perception of the information provided in pre-operative anesthesia evaluation. The study is recommending further studies to investigate the causes of low perception of pre-operative anesthesia evaluation among the concerned patients.