A postoperative analysis of the patient's view of anaesthesia in a Netherlands’ teaching hospital

Summary A postoperative questionnaire was used in 129 patients who had undergone a wide range of surgical procedures in order to investigate their personal experience of anaesthesia. The most frequent complaints were of feeling cold on waking up, sore throat, vomiting and muscle pains, all of which are capable of reduction by a change in anaesthetic technique. The total number of patients who had one or more complaints was 107 (82.9%). More than a third of the patients were afraid of the anaesthetic, as distinct from the operation. Most had received a pre‐operative visit from the anaesthetist... Mehr ...