General patient satisfaction after elective and acute thoracic surgery is associated with postoperative complications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient's satisfaction has been regarded as a subjective reflection of the quality of care received by patients during their hospital stay. However, which factors may influence patient satisfaction in different healthcare settings needs to be determined.

Methods

Cross-sectional investigation of satisfaction at the time of discharge in 52 consecutive patients admitted in a UK Referral Centre for Thoracic Surgery for either elective (41 patients) or acute (11 patients) procedures. We evaluated patients' satisfaction with the inpatient service through the European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer IN-PATSAT32 standardised questionnaire. Major cardiopulmonary complications were defined according to the definition of the European Society of Thoracic

SUBMITTER: Cairns A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330326 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature