@article{Vivas_Reyes_Ríos_Lozano_Pérez_Plazas_2018, title={Measurement of satisfaction with anesthetic recovery in a high-complexity postanesthetic care unit: a patient perspective}, volume={46}, url={https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/388}, abstractNote={<div class="section"> <p class="sub-subsec">Introduction:</p> <p>Quality assessment of anesthetic recovery requires patient-centered measurements such as satisfaction. In Colombia, a validated Quality of Recovery Scale (QRS), which includes the perspective of the user, was applied in the Post-anaesthetic Care Unit of Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana (HUS) in the city of Bogotá.</p> </div> <div class="section"> <p class="sub-subsec">Objectives:</p> <p>To determine patient satisfaction with postoperative care for 11 specialties at HUS as a quality indicator of postanesthetic recovery, and to assess the internal consistencyor validity of the QRS applied in a high-complexity hospital.</p> </div> <div class="section"> <p class="sub-subsec">Materials and methods:</p> <p>Cross-sectional descriptive study which included patients of the HUS postanesthetic care unit. A population size of 379 patients was estimated, with a final sample of 154. Following the application of the QRS, bivariate analyses were performed using control variables and clinical characteristics. In addition, internal consistency was analyzed using Chronbach's Alpha and Spearman's Rho.</p> </div> <div class="section"> <p class="sub-subsec">Results:</p> <p>Overall, 154 patients were analyzed, 48.7% females and 51.3% males. Median age was 52 years (interquartile range: 35-64); 91.56% belong to the subsidized health insurance regime, and 8.44% to the contributive regime. Of the total number of patients surveyed, 7.14% are satisfied with the quality of recovery (QRS> 56). Internal consistency is high (Cronbach's Alpha=0.854) and interitem correlation is average (Rho=0.295).</p> </div> <div class="section"> <p class="sub-subsec">Conclusion:</p> <p>The test is highly reliable, allowing to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the postanesthetic service at HUS. This input contributes to decision-making and to the selection of strategies for improving the quality of recovery in high-complexity patients.</p> </div>}, number={4}, journal={Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology}, author={Vivas, Juan Pablo and Reyes, Ernesto and Ríos, Fernando and Lozano, Rafael and Pérez, Jairo Antonio and Plazas, Merideidy}, year={2018}, month={Oct.}, pages={279–285} }