Cross-cultural adaptation, analysis of psychometric properties and validation of the Spanish version of a perioperative satisfaction questionnaire (EVAN-G).

Patient satisfaction is a reliable and measurable indicator of the quality provided by a healthcare service. There are several questionnaires for measuring it, but only a few have shown good psychometric properties, an outstanding one being the EVAN-G (Evaluation du Vécu de l'Anesthésie Générale) questionnaire, which measures patient satisfaction regarding perioperative care and is validated in French. The aim of this study is the validation of a Spanish version of the EVAN-G questionnaire. A translation/back-translation of the questionnaire into Spanish was carried out and the final version obtained was administered to three hundred patients. Its psychometric properties were measured and compared with those of the original EVAN-G questionnaire to verify that they had been maintained after the previous translation process. The questionnaire's content, construct and external validity were measured. To calculate reliability, Cronbach-α coefficient and test-retest method were used. The Global Satisfaction Index was calculated and satisfaction level in our sample was analyzed. Content, construct and external validity were proven with similar results that in the original EVAN-G. The translated version of the questionnaire showed good reliability: Cronbach-α coefficient was 0.92 and intraclass correlation coefficient measured by test-retest method was 0.9. The acceptability was high. The average Global Satisfaction Index in our sample was 73±12. The translation into Spanish and cross-cultural adaptation of the EVAN-G questionnaire has proven its validity, reliability, and acceptability to measure patient satisfaction in interventions performed under general anesthesia

Consensus of the ambulatory surgery commite section of the Spanish Association of Surgeons on the role of ambulatory surgery in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

The current situation of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has paralyzed non-urgent and/or oncological surgery in many hospitals in our country with what it means for the health of citizens who are awaiting a surgical procedure. Outpatient Surgery can afford more than 85% of the surgical procedures that are performed in a surgical department and is presented as a feasible and safe alternative at the present time since it does not require admission and decreases clearly the risk of infection. In addition, it is the tool that should be generalized to solve the accumulation of patients on the waiting list that the pandemic is generating, so it seems appropriate that the Ambulatory Surgery section of the Spanish Association of Surgeons present a series of recommendations for the implementation of outpatient surgery in these exceptional circumstances that we have to live. (C) 2021 AEC. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved

Atención al paciente quirúrgico : proceso asistencial integrado

Publicado en la página web de la Consejería de Igualdad, Salud y Políticas Sociales: www.juntadeandalucia.es/salud (Consejería de Salud / Profesionales / Nuestro Compromiso por la Calidad / Procesos Asistenciales Integrados)En diciembre de 2015 se ha publicado: Manejo perioperatorio de medicación crónica : documento de apoyo al PAI atención al paciente quirúrgico (http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2135)YesEste proceso surge de la transformación de un Proceso Asistencial de Soporte en uno Asistencial Integrado. En él se describe desde la indicación quirúrgica hasta el alta, independientemente de la prioridad de la intervención. Y se aborda el proceso quirúrgico desde el prisma de la seguridad clínica en el entorno quirúrgico para garantizar la seguridad de nuestros pacientes frente a errores que causen morbilidad y/o mortalidad evitables. Se ha incorporado igualmente, la atención integral al dolor como dimensión transversal en todo su recorrido, ampliando la visión tradicional reactiva y limitada al postoperatorio a un enfoque preventivo desde el comienzo del proceso. Los cuidados de enfermería, estando presentes en las distintas etapas del recorrido del paciente, así como la estrategia de Uso Racional y Adecuado del Medicamento como dimensión transversal a todo el proceso