N/A
N=449
Effect of Patient Information Leaflet on Working Pattern and Patient Satisfaction Level for Day Care Surgeries.
Patient Compliance
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03011840 ↗Enrolled (actual)
449
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Cases Postponed Due to Lack of Information to Patients in the Pre-operative Period — 56; 44 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Information leaflet (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Hospital
- Primary completion
- Jun 2017
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Cases Postponed Due to Lack of Information to Patients in the Pre-operative Period |
56; 44 | — |
| SECONDARY Satisfaction About Information With Respect to Instructions to be Followed |
41; 45; 60; 82; 100; 61 | — |
Summary
This study aims to understand the benefits of imparting pre operative instructions through written leaflets. The influence on the number of avoidable postponements and delay is also studied.The study is restricted to patients undergoing Head & Neck procedures under General Anaesthesia, at the minor OT complex at Tata Memorial Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
All adult patients (> 18yrs), ASA I-III, undergoing elective therapeutic/diagnostic Head & Neck surgeries under General Anaesthesiain the Minor OT complex and discharged on the same day will be included. The surgeries will include Head & Neck surgeries like DL scopies, laser surgeries, EUA, excision biopsies etc.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients refusing to take part in study
- Patients undergoing emergency surgeries
- ASA IV patients, or high risk patients planned for admission
- Admitted patients for minor OT procedure
- Patients not getting the Information leaflet due to any reason (in 2nd half of study)
- Patient and his attendant, both illiterate
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03011840). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.