'Doctor--when can I drive?'--Advice obstetricians and gynaecologists give on driving after obstetric or gynaecological surgery.
Advising patients when to drive after surgery is a common practice which gynaecologists need to do on a regular basis as a part of their duty to patients. We carried out a literature search regarding advice given on driving after gynaecological surgical procedures, and found no study or research on this area. We then carried out a questionnaire survey of 99 gynaecologists in Northern Ireland. We have identified wide variation in clinical practice, and advocate a United Kingdom wide survey and further studies to find out optimum time to drive after different gynaecological surgeries. There is a need for national guidelines on driving after surgery, which would be of great benefit to gynaecologists, patients, motor insurers, police and all other interested parties.
Kalkur
Sanjaya
S
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City AL7 4HQ. sanjayakalkur@hotmail.com
McKenna
Dan
D
Dobbs
Stephen P
SP
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D037001:Directive Counseling; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006176:Gynecology; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009660:Northern Ireland; D013513:Obstetric Surgical Procedures; D009774:Obstetrics; D011182:Postoperative Care; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires