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Patients' perception and knowledge of anaesthesia and anaesthetists—a questionnaire survey

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 16 , issue 4 , 2010 , pages: 28–31

DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2010.10872695

Author(s): OR Eyelade University College Hospital, Nigeria , JO Akinyemi Department of Epidemiology, Medical Statistics and Environmental Health, Nigeria , IF Adewole Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria

Keywords: patients' perception , anaesthetists' role , knowledge , survey

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Abstract

Background: Most surgical patients do not recognise the role played by anaesthetists in the perioperative period because of poor public knowledge of anaesthesia as a medical discipline. This study was conducted to determine patients' knowledge of anaesthesia and of the qualifications and role of anaesthetists in patient care.

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