The patient's view of anaesthesia in an Australian teaching hospital.
One hundred and thirty-nine patients undergoing routine surgical procedures over a five-day period at Royal Brisbane Hospital were interviewed after operation. 66.2% of patients were aware that an anaesthetist needed a medical qualification. 76% expected their anaesthetic to be without complications. 80% were seen pre-operatively by an anaesthetist. 8% volunteered complaints about some aspect of the anaesthetic. On closer questioning, 80% mentioned specific complaints.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000379:methods*; D001290:Attitude; D001315:Australia; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients