Study reports on concordance and patient satisfaction with pain management in obstetric anesthesia
Resident Jose Sanchez, MD, first author of the study.
A recent publication by members of the Department of Anesthesiology reports on a study conducted at CUIMC evaluating the effect of ethnic/racial concordance between patients and their obstetric anesthesia team on their satisfaction with anesthesia care and pain management during their cesarean delivery.
Authors are resident Jose Sanchez, MD; Pain Medicine fellow Rohan Prabhu, MD, MPH; Jean Guglielmiotti, MD, PhD, and Ruth Landau, MD, the Division Chief of Obstetric Anesthesia.
The article, “Racial and Ethnic Concordance Between the Patient and Anesthesia Team and Patients’ Satisfaction with Pain Management During Cesarean Delivery,” appeared online in May 2024, and will be included in the November 2024 Anesthesia and Analgesia themed issue on diversity and inclusivity.
Ethnic and racial concordance (or perceived concordance) between a patient and their provider or care team has been associated with improved communication, better perception of care, and better health outcomes. This patient-reported outcome study is the first to report on ethnic and racial concordance between the obstetric anesthesia team present during cesarean delivery and patients’ satisfaction with the care and pain management they received during cesarean delivery.
Findings were presented at the 2023 SOAP annual meeting in New Orleans and (pictured) the Department of Anesthesiology's Academic Evening in 2023.
Read the study here.