Table 5 Participant responses related to the perioperative period in each subgroup

Do you think that your length of stay in relation to surgery was:

Very long

0

0

0

0

< 1

Long

1 (7.1)

0

1 (4.3)

0

Adequate

11 (79)

21 (92)

21 (92)

10 (83)

Short

2 (14)

2 (8.7)

1 (4.3)

2 (17)

Very short

0

0

0

0

Would you like to have been in the hospital longer?

Certainly yes

0

0

0

0)

< 1

I think so

1 (7.1)

2 (8.7)

2 (8.7)

1 (8.3)

I am not sure

0

3 (13)

0

0

I do not think so

4 (29)

2 (8.7)

7 (30)

5(42)

Certainly not

9 (64)

16 (70)

14 (61)

6 (50)

Are you satisfied with the type of anesthesia used in your surgery?

Very unsatisfied

0

0

0

0

< 1

Unsatistied

0

0

0

0

I am not sure

0

0

0

0

Satisfied

2 (21)

4 (17)

7 (30)

3 (25)

Very satisfied

11 (79)

19 (83)

16 (70)

9 (75)

After surgery, how did you feel with the pain medication prescribed?

Pain all the time

0

0

0

1 (8.3)

< 0.13

Pain most of the time

1 (7.1)

0

0

0

I’m not sure

0

1 (4.3)

0

0

No pain most of the time

6 (43)

14 (61)

10 (44)

9 (75)

No pain at all

7 (50)

8 (35)

13 (57)

2 (17)

Did you feel satisfied with the explanations of the discharge process?

Very unsatisfied

0

0

0

0

< 1

Unsatisfied

1 (7.1)

0

0

0

I am not sure

0

2 (8.7)

0

0

Satisfied

6 (43)

8 (35)

7 (30)

6(50)

Very satisfied

7 (50)

13 (57)

16 (70)

6(50)

If you could go back in time again, would you choose the way your surgery and hospitalization were performed?

Certainly not

1 (7.1)

0

1 (4.3)

0

< 1

I do not think so

0

0

0

0

I am not sure

2 (14)

1 (4.3)

1 (4.3)

0

I think so

1 (7.1)

0

1 (4.3)

0

Certainly yes

10 (71)

22 (96)

20 (87)

12 (100)

In general, did you stay:

Very unsatisfied

0

0

1 (4.3)

0

< 1

Unsatisfied

0

0

0

0

I am not sure

0

0

0

0

Satisfied

2 (14)

3 (13)

4 (17)

3 (25)

Very satisfied

12 (86)

20 (87)

18 (78)

9 (75)