GENERAL CONCERNS OF ANESTHESIA AMONG PREOPERATIVE PATIENTS IN HAIL REGION, SAUDI ARABIA.

Background: There are no enough studies that focus on the major concerns among preoperative patients who will exposed to Anaesthia and lack of proper health educations about their concerns. Objective: To recognize the major concerns regarding anaesthesia preoperatively in hail region by assessing the main sources ofpreoperative patients’ distress. Methodology: A Cross- Sectional based study conducted at King Khalid Hospital in Hail city, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through personal structured interviews after informal consents from the patients. Data was entered and analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Software Program (SPSS) version 14. Result: From 572 questionnaires 500 were collected and analyzed. The predominant gender respondents were female 371 (74.2%) and the mean age was 35±10. 234 (46.8%) respondents were college degree. The top three causes of their fears were the fear of drugs overdose, fear of intra-operative awareness followed by fear of postoperative pain, respectively. Conclusion: Females under the age of 40 with low education level were more afraid of General Anaesthia .So we think it is important to help them by a preoperative consultation with the anesthesiologist to relief their anxiety and prevent any further complication.