Most patients do not know exactly what anesthesiologists do, according to a recent study. This is problematic as patient knowledge can help improve surgery outcomes, according to study a by Ferdinand Iannaccone, DO, an anesthesia resident at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
“If they know more prior to their surgeries they can be helpful to us as anesthesiologists by preparing themselves for what they are about to undergo,” said Dr. Iannaccone, in a press release.
He found that more than 90% of patients only knew that anesthesiologists “put patients to sleep.” He said anesthesiologists are also responsible for providing anesthetics before surgery, ensuring that patients are operable, giving blood transfusions and controlling nausea and vomiting, blood loss and any postoperative pain.
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