A survey of surgical patients' perspectives and preferences towards general anesthesia techniques and shared-decision making.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The decision about which type of general anesthetic to administer is typically made by the clinical team without patient engagement. This study examined patients' preferences, experiences, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and perceived social norms about anesthesia and about engaging in the decision regarding general anesthetic choice with their clinician.

Methods

We conducted a survey in the United States, sent to a panel of surgical patients through Qualtrics (Qualtrics, Provo, UT) from March 2022 through May 2022. Questions were developed based on the Theory of Planned Behavior and validated measures were used when available. A patient partner who had experienced both intravenous and inhaled anesthesia contributed to the development and refinement of the questi

SUBMITTER: Pennington BRT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10433576 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature