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How do surgeons handle scared patients?

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I'm interested because I know a lot of patients are terrified to go into surgery so I wanted to know how surgeons calm them down.

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Thank you comment icon Surgeons can use a variety of techniques to calm people down. Breathing techniques and also explaining to them what will happen (if they want to know). Often times the fear of the unknown is the worse so try talking to them and showing them any tools or machines that maybe used, what they are called and what they do to help make them more at ease. Pediatric units often have what are called Child Life Specialists whose jobs are to calm children down and explain the procedures to them. Use "normal" words instead of medical terms to help make it seem more simple. Emma
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Rana’s Answer

They address their concerns by expensing the step of the procedure to them. Anesthesia will also give them a sedative before surgery.
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Estelle’s Answer

Sit down with the patient. Listen to them. Answer their questions honestly and in a way that they understand.
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The most important thing is to try to understand the why the patient is scared. Surgery is a big deal, and if it is general nerves and anxiety, then calm reassurance is often enough. But occasionally it is due to lack of a trusting relationship or the patient not being comfortable with the plan, which requires more conversation. The relationship between surgeons and patients is a unique on built on and requiring a high degree of trust. Like Rana said, after the trust has been established and everyone is in agreement with the plan, the anesthesia team does have medications to help ease the anxiety immediately before surgery.
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