Ocena kwalifikacji zawodowych anestezjologa oraz znieczulenia w opinii pacjentów oddziałów zabiegowych.

Background. The role and professional qualifications of anaesthesiologists seem not to be properly recognized in society. Aim of study. The main aim of this study was to assess patients' knowledge about anaesthesiologists' qualifications. The other objective was to evaluate the level of patients' satisfaction regarding perioperative care. Material and methods. This survey-study was performed among 200 patients of surgical wards in the southeastern Poland. The study protocol consisted eleven close-ended questions concerning patients' knowledge about anaesthesiologists and the assessment of preanaesthetic visit and the conduct of anaesthesia. Additional information obtained during the study included patients' demographic data, level of education, kind of surgery, as well as type of hospital and ward. The survey was conducted students of Medical University of Lublin, who were not involved in medical procedures. Results. 74% of the respondents were aware of the fact that anaesthesiologists are physicians. Patients with high or secondary education more often recognized an anaesthetist as a doctor than people with basic one (Pearson Chi2 = 11.66649, p = 0.00862). Patients were offered to choose the type of anaesthesia in 59.5% of cases. This opportunity was more frequently given to patients in tertiary (university) hospitals (Pearson Chi2 = 17.59179, p = .00734). A preanaesthetic visit reduced anxiety of 67,5% of patients. The quality of anaesthesia was satisfactory according to 90.5% of patients. Conclusions. In the presented study, the patients' knowledge about professional qualifications of anaesthesiologists was similar to the data found in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]