Patients & #39; concerns and perceptions of anesthesia-associated risks at University Hospital: A cross-sectional study

Conclusions: Discussing anesthetic forms preoperatively can help decrease patients' anxiety. More efforts should be made preoperatively to address patients' high level of fear about rare side effects and discuss common side effects they tend to ignore. Preoperative preparation must allow the anesthesiologists enough time to reassure patients about their concerns, as they obtain patients' informed consent.

Source: Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia - March 4, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Esraa A Roublah Rewaa N Alqurashi Morouj A Kandil Sarah H Neama Fawziah A Roublah Abeer A Arab Abdulaziz M Boker Source Type: research