title: Feed back of the parents and / or relatives witnessing a squint surgery of their ward in the operation theater.
abstract: The aim of the study was to know the response of the relatives attending the squint surgery of their ward. A trained secretary administered an eight item questionnaire by live / telephonic interview. Of the 44 attendees, two left the Operation Theater before completion of the surgery. Mean age of the patients was 7.2 years ± 7.8 and that of the attendees was 36.1 years ± 8.5. Forty patients had a surgery under general anesthesia and four under local anesthesia. Eleven (25%) attendees experienced an increase in anxiety. Thirty-six (82%) attendees reported increased transparency, 38 (86%) reported increased confidence, and 43 (98%) reported increased awareness. None found any disadvantage. Twenty-seven (61%) recommended this practice for all and 16 (36%) recommended the practice selectively. The internal validity of the questionnaire was fair (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.6). It was concluded that the presence of relatives in the Operation Theater during the surgery could bring in more transparency, accountability, confidence, awareness, and trust.
authors.affiliation: Jyotirmay Eye Clinic and Pediatric Low Vision Center, Khopat, Thane, Maharashtra, India. drmihirkothari@jyotirmay.com
authors.forename: Mihir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kothari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009873:Operating Rooms; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013285:Strabismus / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult