Satisfaction of patients in anesthesia outside the operating room. ISAS Scale Application

Abstract

Introduction: With the advent of new surgical techniques, procedures outside the operating room (OR) have significantly increased. Patient satisfaction after an anesthetic procedure is a measure of quality of care that contributes to the evaluation of the healthcare center. Objectives: Describe the satisfaction, as well as clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, of patients who underwent anesthesia outside the OR (OOR) by applying the Iowa Satisfaction with Anesthesia Scale (ISAS). Materials and Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in OOR procedures. A total of 145 patients over 18 years of age were included, and the ISAS scale was applied to them. The scale was evaluated in terms of validity, reliability, internal consistency, and acceptability. Results and Conclusions: All 145 patients received sedation, and 92% were in gastroenterology. A good reliability was found with a alpha Cronbach's of 0.76. An evaluation of the Pearson correlation coefficient was performed between the average result of each question on the scale and the response to question #2, with evidence of good convergent validity in questions with a positive character. 95.17% of patients were classified as "completely satisfied" with the anesthesia received, and the most used medication by anesthesiologists was propofol, with a frequency of 93%. It can be concluded that the ISAS scale in OOR patients can be used to measure anesthesia satisfaction.