'Doctor--when can I drive?'--Advice obstetricians and gynaecologists give on driving after obstetric or gynaecological surgery.
Year: 2007
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Advising patients when to drive after surgery is a common practice which gynaecologists need to do on a regular basis as a part of their duty to patients. We carried out a literature search regarding advice given on driving after gynaecological surgical procedures, and found no study or research on this area. We then carried out a questionnaire survey of 99 gynaecologists in Northern Ireland. We have identified wide variation in clinical practice, and advocate a United Kingdom wide survey and further studies to find out optimum time to drive after different gynaecological surgeries. There is a need for national guidelines on driving after surgery, which would be of great benefit to gynaecologists, patients, motor insurers, police and all other interested parties.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: Sanjaya Kalkur, Dan McKenna, Stephen P Dobbs
Institution: Queen Elizabeth II Hospital
Language: English
Topic: Traffic and Road Safety
Subfield: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W195832495