Health Condition 1: null- Any Patients visiting the pre anaesthesia check clinic that fulfil the inclusion criteria
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Tata Memorial Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: •Age 18 yrs or more •Scheduled to visit the pre anaesthesia check clinic at Tata Memorial Hospital •Postoperative patients who have undergone surgery under anaesthesia at Tata Memorial Hospital prior to discharge from hospital
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: •Any patient under the age of 18 years •Patients who are not willing to participate in the study •Patients post head and neck surgery or any procedure that interferes with their ability to communicate eg. neurosurgery, need for elective postoperative intubation and /or ventilation, patients with tracheostomy. •Psychiatric patients, patients using psychoactive drugs •Patients who are unable to comprehend the questions (due to language barrier, etc.)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patientsâ?? knowledge and perceptions about anaesthesia and anaesthesiologists will be analyzed based on Descriptive Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation, Frequency Percentage). Comparison between Pre and Post operative patients will be done with Chi Square, Independent T- test as applicable.Timepoint: Outcome will be assessed after completion of sample size (200 patients) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of responses between pre operative and post operative patients to determine if peri operative management changes knowledge and perceptions towards anaesthesia and anaesthesiologists.Timepoint: Pre operatively in the pre anaesthesia check clinic and post operatively on post operative day 1. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRiddhi Joshi
Tata Memorial Center
Outcome results
None listed