Patient satisfaction with anaesthesia - Part 1: satisfaction as part of outcome - and what satisfies patients.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 23926924.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1111/anae.12347.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Patients' involvement in all decision processes is becoming increasingly important in modern healthcare. Patient satisfaction is a sensitive measure of a well-functioning health service system. The objective of this review is to discuss patient satisfaction as part of outcome quality, to define the somewhat abstract term 'satisfaction', and to discuss the role of surrogate markers within the field of satisfaction with anaesthesia care. We critically discuss what is relevant to satisfy patients with anaesthesia care, and we provide guidance on improving satisfaction.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia
- Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
- Patient Satisfaction