Table 2.
Patients’ knowledge of anesthesia and the role of the anesthesiologist
| Factor | Response | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Q1: Have you heard about anesthesia? | No | 171 (34.5) |
| Yes | 324 (65.5) | |
| Source of knowledge about anesthesia: | Friends and Relatives | 157 (48.5) |
| Patient | 143 (44.1) | |
| Media | 24 (7.4) | |
| Q2: Reason for applying to anesthesia Polyclinic | Referred | 270 (83.3 |
| Do not know | 10 (3.1)) | |
| To explain the operation, I had | 37 (11.4) | |
| To give information about existing illnesses | 7 (2.2) | |
| Q3: Is anesthesia applied in the same way in all patients? | ||
| No | 289 (89.2) | |
| Yes | 35 (7.1) | |
| Q:4 Is anesthesia needed if surgery has to be performed? | Yes | 285 (88) |
| Do not know | 34 (10.5) | |
| No | 5 (1.5) | |
| What is to be stopped before surgery? | Both solid and liquid | 253 (78.1) |
| Only solids | 46 (14.2) | |
| No need to stop | 13 (4) | |
| Only liquids | 9 (2.8) | |
| The foods are eaten little by little | 3 (0.9) | |
| Pre-op fasting period | ||
| Do not know | 166 (51.2) | |
| 12 h | 71 (21.9) | |
| 6 h | 62 (19.1) | |
| 24 h | 16 (4.9) | |
| 2 h | 9 (2.8) | |
| Q5: Why preoperative fasting period is essential? | Do not know | 216 (66.7) |
| Nausea and vomiting | 49 (15.1) | |
| surgery can be complicated during an operation | 47 (14.5) | |
| Risk of Aspiration | 12 (3.7) | |
| Q6: Who applies anesthesia? | Anesthesia doctor | 245 (75.6) |
| Nurse | 41 (12.7) | |
| Do not know | 19 (5.9) | |
| Anesthesia technician | 17 (5.2) | |
| Surgeon | 2 (0.6) | |
| Anesthesiologists are? | Medically qualified doctor | 186 (57.4) |
| Educated person | 110 (34) | |
| University graduate | 20 (6.2) | |
| Non‑medically qualified doctor | 5 (1.5) | |
| Nurse | 3 (0.9) | |
| Where do anesthesia doctors work? | Operation theater | 313 (96.6) |
| Do not know | 5 (1.5) | |
| Intensive care units | 3 (0.9) | |
| Pain units | 3 (0.9) | |
| What is the role of an anesthesia doctor during an operation? | ||
| Relieving pain | 187 (57.7) | |
| Do not know | 51 (15.7) | |
| Waking up the patient | 43 (13.3) | |
| Monitoring vital signs | 43 (13.3) | |
| What type of anesthesia do you know? | ||
| General anesthesia | 248 (76.) | |
| Do not know | 25 (7.7) | |
| Spinal anesthesia | 8 (2.5) | |
| local anesthesia | 8 (2.5) | |
| all | 35 (10.8) | |
| Who is responsible for postoperative care? | I have no idea | 220 (67.9) |
| The surgeon | 89 (27.5) | |
| Anesthesia doctor | 12 (3.7) | |
| Another doctor | 3 (0.9) | |
| Postoperative pain | It has to be tolerated | 168 (51.9) |
| It is an undesirable condition | 132 (40.7) | |
| It is natural | 11 (3.4) | |
| The drug must not be used | 7 (2.2) | |
| It is a marker of healing | 6 (1.9) | |
| Important of anesthesia doctor | ||
| Very important | 276 (85.2) | |
| moderately important | 36 (11.2) | |
| Not much important | 6 (1.9) | |
| Do not know | 6 (1.9) | |