Current understanding of patients' attitudes toward and preparation for anesthesia: a review.

摘要: A number of issues relating to patient education in anesthesia have been addressed this review and, based upon the available data, some questions can be answered clearly. It is apparent both that a large minority American, British, and Australian public under misconception anesthesiologists are not physicians role anesthesiologist, out operating room, fully understood. Many surgical patients, particularly younger ones, fears about anesthetic distinct from their surgery, most common them waking up prematurely or at all. Traditional attire for preferred by patients but does appear significantly influence satisfaction. While there numerous putative advantages improving rapport, good communication as judged associated with lower incidence malpractice litigation. Preoperative instruction has demonstrated benefit regard anxiety, postoperative pain, length hospitalization. also clear patients' coping behavior varies considerably strongly influences usefulness providing detailed preoperative information. teaching should therefore tailored accordingly. An issue less concerns optimal methods educating general public. Preliminary evaluation videotape yielded somewhat encouraging results, whether visit, supplemented in-hospital, on-demand television programming, computer networks, such World Wide Web home television, effective practical means remains seen. How best identify cost-effective way who would likely more information an important question relatively unaddressed. Advances diagnosis treatment critical care depended development specialty. Our ability continue develop may depend our success public, politicians, other health professionals what we do. The educational disseminating thus determining very future specialty quality pain therapy will receive.