A Survey of Orthopedic Surgeons’ Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Regional Anesthesia

We conducted a survey to explore the surgical attitudes and preferences regarding regional anesthesia among Canadian orthopedic surgeons. Surveys were returned by 468 (61%) of 768 surgeons. Forty-eight percent of respondents directed their patients’ choice of anesthetic. Forty percent of surgeons di...

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Published inAnesthesia and analgesia Vol. 98; no. 5; pp. 1486 - 1490
Main Authors Oldman, Matthew, McCartney, Colin J. L, Leung, Andrea, Rawson, Regan, Perlas, Anahi, Gadsden, Jeff, Chan, Vincent W. S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hagerstown, MD International Anesthesia Research Society 01.05.2004
Lippincott
Subjects
Adult
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, Conduction
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Anesthetics
Attitude of Health Personnel
Biological and medical sciences
Canada
Clinical Competence
Data Collection
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Orthopedics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Canada
Attitude
Orthopedics
Regional anesthesia
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Summary:We conducted a survey to explore the surgical attitudes and preferences regarding regional anesthesia among Canadian orthopedic surgeons. Surveys were returned by 468 (61%) of 768 surgeons. Forty-eight percent of respondents directed their patients’ choice of anesthetic. Forty percent of surgeons directed their patients to choose regional anesthesia. The principal reasons for favoring regional anesthesia were less postoperative pain (32%), decreased nausea and vomiting (12%), and safety (14%). Reasons for not favoring regional anesthesia were delays in the induction of anesthesia (43%) and an unpredictable success rate (12%). This survey suggests that orthopedic surgeons are supportive of regional anesthesia. Barriers to increased popularity include perceived delays and unreliability.
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ISSN:0003-2999
1526-7598
DOI:10.1213/01.ANE.0000113549.98873.B1