Editorial Type:
Article Category: Other
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014
Do Patients Fear Undergoing General Anesthesia for Oral Surgery?
Do Patients Fear Undergoing General Anesthesia for Oral Surgery?
BS,
DDS, and
DDS, MS
Page Range: 69 – 72
Many patients undergoing major surgery have more fear of the general anesthesia than the procedure. This appears to be reversed with oral surgery. Therefore, patients need to be as well informed about this aspect as the surgical operation.Abstract
General Anesthesia Survey
Contributor Notes
Address correspondence to Dr Daniel M. Laskin, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, 521 N. 11th St, PO Box 980566, Richmond, VA 23298-0566; dmlaskin@vcu.edu.
Received: 24 Sept 2013
Accepted: 07 Mar 2014