Awareness and its associated factors towards anesthesia and anesthetists' among elective surgical patients in Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Central Ethiopia 2021: Cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient awareness level of anesthesia and anesthetist is not well known in the study area which makes patients blind about the risk and benefits of anesthesia and the role of anesthetists'. This study aimed to assess elective surgical patients' awareness and its associated factors of anesthesia and anesthetists' in Debre tabor comprehensive specialized Hospital, north-central Ethiopia, 2021.

Method

Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted on 367 patients who underwent for elective general surgery in Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from December 15, 2020, up to May 15, 2021. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire of 13 items after translating the English version to the local language (Amharic). Descriptive statistics were

SUBMITTER: Fentie Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8347818 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature