Healthy subjects' knowledge of surgical complications: a hospital-based survey

YALÇIN, ABDUSSAMED; Dumlu, ERSİN; Tokac, Mehmet; PARLAK, ÖMER; ÖZTÜRK, LEVENT; KILIÇ, MEHMET

doi:10.3906/sag-1405-70

Healthy subjects' knowledge of surgical complications: a hospital-based survey

YALÇIN A., Dumlu E. G., Tokac M., PARLAK Ö., ÖZTÜRK L., KILIÇ M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.45, no.4, pp.888-894, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 45 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1405-70
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.888-894
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: There is an ongoing debate about how much a patient should know about serious or frequently occurring risks of their surgery. In this study, we evaluated healthy subjects' perspectives on knowledge of serious surgical complications.