ROLE OF ANAESTHETIST IN POST ANAESTHESIA VISIT - QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY AMONG ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS

Abstract

Background The role of anaesthetist has increased tremendously from just being in the operative team to the recovery of the patient in the post-operative period. The recovery without any complication requires multidisciplinary team which should be embedded in a clinical care pathway with focus on enhancing patient recovery. Objectives: To evaluate the need for post anaesthesia visit, among Anaesthesiologists to improve the post-operative and post anaesthesia quality care. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study conducted among 275 anaesthesiologists by an online survey using a validated pretested questionnaire Results: Majority of the study participants were males. 92.4 % had regular post-anaesthesia service available in their hospitals. More than 70% of the patients had post-operative visits. Majority of the post-operative visit was on the day of surgery and on the rst post-operative day. Conclusion: It is the responsibility of the anaesthesiologist to guarantee that patients have completely recovered from the given anaesthesia and to detect and treat any probable anaesthetic-related complications. Hence, a post-operative care team involving the surgeons and anaesthetist can alleviate the complications, shorten the duration of hospital stay and improved recovery.