Patient satisfaction after oral and maxillofacial procedures under clinical hypnosis.

The Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein/Campus Lübeck offers intraoperative hypnosis since 2002. Besides clinical evaluation by controlled studies, patients attitudes should be included in the judgement on such adjuvant procedure not established in general.70 patients of the department treated under combined local anaesthesia/hypnosis rated their individual postoperative patient satisfaction by standardised questionnaires. A control group of equal size and demographic/surgical features consisted of patients that were treated without hypnosis in the same interval.Results of the inquiry indicate that intraoperative hypnosis increases significantly postoperative satisfaction of oral and maxillofacial patients. Satisfaction is attributed decisively on the adjuvant procedure.

Mund Kiefer Gesichtschir. 2007 Oct 19 Hermes D, Trübger D, Hakim SG. Klinik für Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany, mail@dirkhermes.de.