caa a22 4500 445308494 CHVBK 20180317142621.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00404-010-1504-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00404-010-1504-3 Patients' awareness of postoperative adhesions: results from a multi-centre study and online survey [Elektronische Daten] [Bernhard Kraemer, Jennifer Birch, Judy Birch, Nina Petri, Umar Ahmad, Dilshad Marikar, Markus Wallwiener, Christian Wallwiener, Amanda Foran, Taufiek Rajab] Purpose: To analyse and to compare how female patients are informed about adhesions and their related problems by surgeons preoperatively. Methods: Over 8weeks 105 patients (Germany) and 82 (UK) patients admitted for laparoscopic or open abdominopelvic surgery were interviewed preoperatively in a multi-centre study in Germany and the UK. 212 responses to an online survey were also analysed. Results: Less than 50% of patients are made aware of adhesions. Even fewer patients were told about complications caused by adhesions. Lack of knowledge is cited by 46% of patients as a reason for health professionals not informing them about adhesions. 41% considered adhesions as not sufficiently important. Patients who had previously heard of adhesions were most commonly informed by physicians. Conclusions: There is lack of information among patients and physicians about adhesions and their complications. Written information before surgery and computer-based applications may help raise patient's awareness. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Adhesions nationallicence Informed consent nationallicence Patients' awareness nationallicence Surgery nationallicence Kraemer Bernhard University Hospital for Women, University of Tuebingen, Calwerstrasse 7/1, 72076, Tübingen, Germany aut Birch Jennifer Pelvic Pain Support Network, PO Box 6559, BH12 9DP, Poole, Dorset, UK aut Birch Judy Pelvic Pain Support Network, PO Box 6559, BH12 9DP, Poole, Dorset, UK aut Petri Nina University Hospital for Women, University of Tuebingen, Calwerstrasse 7/1, 72076, Tübingen, Germany aut Ahmad Umar University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6B, London, UK aut Marikar Dilshad Barnet Hospital, Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust, Wellhouse Lane, EN5 3DJ, Barnet, Hertfordshire, UK aut Wallwiener Markus University Hospital for Women, Vossstraße 9, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany aut Wallwiener Christian University Hospital for Women, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany aut Foran Amanda Pelvic Pain Support Network, PO Box 6559, BH12 9DP, Poole, Dorset, UK aut Rajab Taufiek Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, 02115, Boston, MA, USA aut Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 283/5(2011-05-01), 1069-1073 0932-0067 283:5<1069 2011 283 404 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1504-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1504-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kraemer Bernhard University Hospital for Women, University of Tuebingen, Calwerstrasse 7/1, 72076, Tübingen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Birch Jennifer Pelvic Pain Support Network, PO Box 6559, BH12 9DP, Poole, Dorset, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Birch Judy Pelvic Pain Support Network, PO Box 6559, BH12 9DP, Poole, Dorset, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Petri Nina University Hospital for Women, University of Tuebingen, Calwerstrasse 7/1, 72076, Tübingen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ahmad Umar University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6B, London, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Marikar Dilshad Barnet Hospital, Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust, Wellhouse Lane, EN5 3DJ, Barnet, Hertfordshire, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wallwiener Markus University Hospital for Women, Vossstraße 9, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wallwiener Christian University Hospital for Women, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Foran Amanda Pelvic Pain Support Network, PO Box 6559, BH12 9DP, Poole, Dorset, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rajab Taufiek Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, 02115, Boston, MA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 283/5(2011-05-01), 1069-1073 0932-0067 283:5<1069 2011 283 404 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer