Awareness About Anaesthesia Among the Patients Coming From Tribal Area in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra State

Dr.Shilpa Y. Gurav; Dr.SandhyaP. Manjrekar

Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Awareness About Anaesthesia Among the Patients Coming From Tribal Area in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra State

Dr. Shilpa Y. Gurav , Dr. Sandhyap. Manjrekar

Abstract :

Present study was conducted among patients’ coming from tribalarea in Vidarbha region to ShriV.N.Govt.MedicalCollege,Yavatmal which is a main referral Medical center. Aim of the study was to find out the patients knowledge about anaesthesia as well as the role of anaesthesiologist during the peri–operative period. Patients’ were interviewed by predesigned and pretested questionnaire during pre–anaesthetic evaluation. Out of 450 patients interviewed, majority (78%) patients’ were ignorant about anaesthesia and role of anaesthesiologist. Total 288 (64%) patients’ were unaware of importance of written consent and preoperative anaesthetic evaluation. We conclude that the interior and remote tribal places in Vidarbha are still far away from the knowledge about the recent development in the Medical Sciences. Hence there is a strong need to educate the people about the role of anaesthesiologist in and outside the operation theatre.