What do patients hear from their doctor in the minutes leading up to anesthesia? In this video, I explain the typical and not so typical conversations I've had with patients during my first five months of training in anesthesia.

0:00 Start
0:28 Preanesthesia routine
4:53 The "usual" encounter
5:37 The funny patient
8:01 The talkative patient
8:57 The nervous patient
10:25 The pediatric patient

Music: Subtle Swagger by Ron Gelinas:   / atmosphericmusicportal  

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