Patients' understanding of technical terms used during the pre-anaesthetic consultation

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 349-353

  Babitu, U Q ^a   Cyna, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Communication; Informed consent; Women

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; STEROID;

ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAPHRAGM; EMPHYSEMA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART PALPITATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NAUSEA; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PARALYSIS; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PNEUMONIA; RESIDENT; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STROKE; SUPPOSITORY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 77949668406     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800218     Document Type: Article

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