2021
DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000003836
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Preanesthesia Anxiety

Abstract: The patient holds their eyes wide open, transfixed with fear as the anesthesiologist swiftly motions a face mask forward (see figure). Numbly watching, the patient has a vivid recollection of the doctor mentioning "gas mixture" and "sevoflurane" from 2 days before. "This is it, it's happening, " ruminates the patient, anxiously preparing as the mask inches closer. Two more doctors loom over, gently whispering to the patient "count down from 10, " in hopes of distracting the patient as the gases take their effe… Show more

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