Panse Nikhil, Panse Smita, Kulkarni Priya, Dhongde Rajendra, Sahasrabudhe Parag
Department of Plastic Surgery, B.J Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune 411001, India.
Plast Surg Int. 2012;2012:962169. doi: 10.1155/2012/962169. Epub 2012 May 17.
Purpose. The aim of this study is to understand the level of awareness and knowledge of plastic surgery in healthcare professionals in a tertiary health care facility in Pune, India. This study also aims to highlight the perception of the medical professionals about plastic surgery and what they think a plastic surgeon does. Materials and Methods. A questionnaire-based survey was done at B.J Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune in 2011. Feedback evaluation forms from hundred resident doctors and faculty were evaluated and analyzed. Results. There is not much awareness about plastic surgery as a specialty amongst health care providers. Plastic surgery is mostly perceived as cosmetic surgery, and the other spectrum of the patients we cater to goes largely unnoticed. Of all the clinical conditions given to the participants, there was not a single clinical condition where the respondents favored unanimously for plastic surgeons. Conclusion. Plastic surgery as a specialty is poorly understood by our medical colleagues, and the onus of creating and improving the awareness and perception of our specialty lies on us. Herculean unified efforts at individual as well as global level will help us achieve this goal.
目的。本研究旨在了解印度浦那一家三级医疗机构中医疗保健专业人员对整形手术的认知水平和知识掌握情况。本研究还旨在突出医疗专业人员对整形手术的看法以及他们认为整形外科医生的职责。材料与方法。2011年在浦那的B.J医学院和萨索恩医院进行了一项基于问卷的调查。对来自一百名住院医生和教员的反馈评估表进行了评估和分析。结果。在医疗保健提供者中，对整形手术作为一个专业领域的认知并不多。整形手术大多被视为美容手术，而我们所服务的患者的其他方面在很大程度上未被注意到。在提供给参与者的所有临床病症中，没有一种临床病症是受访者一致支持整形外科医生的。结论。我们的医学同行对整形手术作为一个专业领域了解甚少，而创造并提高对我们专业领域的认知和看法的责任在于我们。在个人以及全球层面做出巨大的统一努力将帮助我们实现这一目标。
