Attitude of Patients towards Anaesthesia: Comparing the Use of a Single Consent for Anaesthesia versus the Combined Surgical and Anaesthetic Consent.

Anaesthesiology is a specialty which is less well known and the public usually have little knowledge regarding anaesthesia and the roles of Anaesthesiologist. Many hospitals now use a single dedicated consent for anaesthesia. This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of a single consent...

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Main Authors: Niew, YL, Chee, Magdalene MX, Juanita Joseph, Nurul Ezzati AK, Mohd Sharol AW, Azarinah I, Choy, YC
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Published: Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2014
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author Niew, YL
Chee, Magdalene MX
Juanita Joseph,
Nurul Ezzati AK,
Mohd Sharol AW,
Azarinah I,
Choy, YC
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Chee, Magdalene MX
Juanita Joseph,
Nurul Ezzati AK,
Mohd Sharol AW,
Azarinah I,
Choy, YC
author_sort Niew, YL
building UKM Institutional Repository
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description Anaesthesiology is a specialty which is less well known and the public usually have little knowledge regarding anaesthesia and the roles of Anaesthesiologist. Many hospitals now use a single dedicated consent for anaesthesia. This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of a single consent for anaesthesia with the combined surgical and anaesthetic consent. A total of 109 patients, scheduled for elective surgery requiring anaesthesia were interviewed with a standardised questionnaire. Patients were divided into two groups, where one group used a single anaesthetic consent while the other used a combined surgical and anaesthetic consent. A single consent for anaesthesia was found to be more effective than the current combined surgical and anaesthetic consent (p<0.05). Regarding information about anaesthesia, 89.91% respondents agreed that the Anaesthesiologist should tell them all material risks of anaesthesia, no matter how serious it is and 81.65% respondents would like to meet Anaesthesiologist every time prior to the operation. In terms of knowledge, 94.5% patients recognized that Anaesthesiologist is the one who delivers anaesthesia during surgery. However, patients had little knowledge regarding the extended roles of Anaesthesiologist. The present study confirmed that a single consent for anaesthesia was better than the current combined surgical and anaesthetic consent.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:83442016-12-14T06:46:58Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8344/ Attitude of Patients towards Anaesthesia: Comparing the Use of a Single Consent for Anaesthesia versus the Combined Surgical and Anaesthetic Consent. Niew, YL Chee, Magdalene MX Juanita Joseph, Nurul Ezzati AK, Mohd Sharol AW, Azarinah I, Choy, YC Anaesthesiology is a specialty which is less well known and the public usually have little knowledge regarding anaesthesia and the roles of Anaesthesiologist. Many hospitals now use a single dedicated consent for anaesthesia. This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of a single consent for anaesthesia with the combined surgical and anaesthetic consent. A total of 109 patients, scheduled for elective surgery requiring anaesthesia were interviewed with a standardised questionnaire. Patients were divided into two groups, where one group used a single anaesthetic consent while the other used a combined surgical and anaesthetic consent. A single consent for anaesthesia was found to be more effective than the current combined surgical and anaesthetic consent (p<0.05). Regarding information about anaesthesia, 89.91% respondents agreed that the Anaesthesiologist should tell them all material risks of anaesthesia, no matter how serious it is and 81.65% respondents would like to meet Anaesthesiologist every time prior to the operation. In terms of knowledge, 94.5% patients recognized that Anaesthesiologist is the one who delivers anaesthesia during surgery. However, patients had little knowledge regarding the extended roles of Anaesthesiologist. The present study confirmed that a single consent for anaesthesia was better than the current combined surgical and anaesthetic consent. Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2014-06-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8344/1/04-MS1164_%289-13%29.pdf Niew, YL and Chee, Magdalene MX and Juanita Joseph, and Nurul Ezzati AK, and Mohd Sharol AW, and Azarinah I, and Choy, YC (2014) Attitude of Patients towards Anaesthesia: Comparing the Use of a Single Consent for Anaesthesia versus the Combined Surgical and Anaesthetic Consent. Journal of Surgical Academia, 4 (2). pp. 9-13. ISSN 2231-7481
spellingShingle Niew, YL
Chee, Magdalene MX
Juanita Joseph,
Nurul Ezzati AK,
Mohd Sharol AW,
Azarinah I,
Choy, YC
Attitude of Patients towards Anaesthesia: Comparing the Use of a Single Consent for Anaesthesia versus the Combined Surgical and Anaesthetic Consent.
title Attitude of Patients towards Anaesthesia: Comparing the Use of a Single Consent for Anaesthesia versus the Combined Surgical and Anaesthetic Consent.
title_full Attitude of Patients towards Anaesthesia: Comparing the Use of a Single Consent for Anaesthesia versus the Combined Surgical and Anaesthetic Consent.
title_fullStr Attitude of Patients towards Anaesthesia: Comparing the Use of a Single Consent for Anaesthesia versus the Combined Surgical and Anaesthetic Consent.
title_full_unstemmed Attitude of Patients towards Anaesthesia: Comparing the Use of a Single Consent for Anaesthesia versus the Combined Surgical and Anaesthetic Consent.
title_short Attitude of Patients towards Anaesthesia: Comparing the Use of a Single Consent for Anaesthesia versus the Combined Surgical and Anaesthetic Consent.
title_sort attitude of patients towards anaesthesia: comparing the use of a single consent for anaesthesia versus the combined surgical and anaesthetic consent.
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8344/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8344/1/04-MS1164_%289-13%29.pdf