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A qualitative study of the operating room experience of patients who underwent surgery under spinal anesthesia: “It was like an adventure”

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  • Emel Yilmaz
  • Hülya K. Toğaç
  • Aynur Çetinkaya
  • Soner Toğaç

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This study aimed to explore the experiences of the people who underwent orthopedic surgery under spinal anesthesia and to report their feelings and thoughts. The study was carried out using a qualitative approach. Twenty‐one patients were interviewed who underwent orthopedic surgery on the first or second postoperative day. Content analysis was performed after the collection of raw data. NVIVO 12 Pro software was used for data analysis. The frequency count (f) and participant codes (P) were used for the presentation of the findings. The themes and frequency counts obtained by analyzing the interviews with the patients were as follows: “Time passed like watching a movie” (f = 213), “Like an adventure” (f = 587), and “See, feel, look” (f = 405). Five of 21 participants (23.8%) stated that they would not recommend spinal anesthesia. The findings generally indicated the anxiety caused by the unknown, fear in the preanesthetic period, operation experienced like an adventure, and a process generally completed with satisfaction.

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  • Emel Yilmaz & Hülya K. Toğaç & Aynur Çetinkaya & Soner Toğaç, 2020. "A qualitative study of the operating room experience of patients who underwent surgery under spinal anesthesia: “It was like an adventure”," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(3), pages 648-657, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:22:y:2020:i:3:p:648-657
    DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12708
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