Knowledge, perceptions, and concerns regarding anesthesia and their association with consent hesitancy among preoperative patients in Saudi Arabia: a bicentric cross-sectional study

BackgroundLimited public understanding of anesthesia and anesthesiologists’ roles may be associated with perioperative fear and influence attitudes toward surgical consent. This study assessed anesthesia literacy, information sources, and anesthesia-related concerns among adults attending preoperati...

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Principais autores:	Reem Altamimi, Ebtesam Almajed, Rawan Bin Salamah, Reem Alsarhan, Ammar Alshaker, Adi Alduayji, Hala Mandora, Reem Aldrees, Rama Alkhamis
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2026-06-01
Series:	Frontiers in Anesthesiology
Assuntos:	anesthesia literacy perioperative care preoperative medicine Saudi Arabia surgical consent
Acceso en liña:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanes.2026.1801012/full
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