Communication between anaesthesiologists and patients: How are we doing it now and how can we improve?

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 431-435

  Hool, Alison ^a   Smithf, Andrew F ^b  

^a Department of Anaesthesia ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Paediatric anaesthesia; Patient information; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; TELECONSULTATION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEOCONFERENCING; WRITTEN LANGUAGE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; RISK;

EID: 67649537430     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32832a40fb     Document Type: Review

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