To analyze the differences in efficiency and patient satisfaction of different preoperative preparation methods for patients with abdominal wall hernia after they enter the operating room.

A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical data of patients undergoing elective abdominal wall hernia surgery in Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University between January 2018 and January 2020. Patients were divided into a decentralized group and a centralized group based on the establishment of a preoperative preparation room in our center in January 2019. Patients in the decentralized group underwent preoperative preparation and waited for surgery at the entrance of the operating room after entering, while patients in the centralized group entered a preoperative preparation room for preoperative preparation and waiting after entering the operating room. The preoperative preparation time and patient satisfaction were compared between the two groups to determine if there were differences.

There were 307 patients in the decentralized group and 341 patients in the centralized group, and all patients successfully completed preoperative preparation. There was no statistically significant difference in baseline characteristics between the two groups (P>0.05). The preoperative preparation time was (60.59±15.62) minutes in the decentralized group and (62.17±15.03) minutes in the centralized group, with no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). Patient satisfaction was 72.31% in the decentralized group and 87.98% in the centralized group. There was a statistically significant difference in patient satisfaction between the two groups (χ²=15.805, P<0.001).

The preoperative preparation room can significantly improve patient satisfaction. Although centralized preoperative preparation in the preoperative preparation room did not effectively shorten the preoperative waiting time, it provided patients with a more stable preoperative waiting time and higher consistency of preoperative education, which could increase the degree of homogenization.