Accuracy of Data Obtained from Post-Anesthesia Visits
Parichad Apidechakul MPA1, Sahatsa Mandee MD1, Anchana Petthongkam BEd1, Araya Kamtha BNS1, Kanitha Kasikarn BNS1, Niracha Wongchompoo BNS1
Affiliation : 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Objective : To assess the accuracy of data obtained from post-anesthesia visits conducted by nurse anesthetists, to quantify
patient satisfaction with those visits, and to determine the time and the walking distances incurred while undertaking the
visits.
Materials and Methods : A retrospective and cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. Data relating to 101 patients
who had experienced complications that had been reported to the hospital’s Risk Management Unit were retrieved.
Subsequently, data on the patients were extracted from their post-anesthetic records and compared with several other
databases. The level of documentation accuracy, types of data entry inaccuracies, and patient satisfaction levels were
evaluated. In addition, the time, distance, and number of steps involved while each nurse executed their daily post-anesthesia
visits were recorded.
Results : The post-anesthesia visit data were found to have an inaccuracy rate of 81.2%. There was no significant difference
in the demographic data for the accurate and inaccurate patient-groups. On a 5-point rating scale, patient satisfaction with the
nurse anesthetists’ visits was 4.49+0.65. The nurse anesthetists spent an average of 4.03+1.16 hours walking, representing
a distance of 2.34 kilometers, to conduct a mean of 31 patient visits daily.
Conclusion : Accuracy, relevance, completeness, timeliness, and confidentiality as the basis of quality medical records are
required to improve the standard of anesthetic care. Systematic problem solving for the post-anesthesia visit process should
be conducted.
Keywords : Accuracy, post-anesthesia visit, data, satisfaction
