Gajraj N M, Sharma S K, Souter A J, Pole Y, Sidawi J E
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas 75235-9068, USA.
Anaesthesia. 1995 Aug;50(8):740-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1995.tb06110.x.
One hundred obstetric patients presenting for elective surgery who had refused regional anaesthesia were interviewed just prior to entering the operating room. In each case, the reason for refusing a regional technique was recorded. The most frequent reasons given were fear of backache (33%) and fear of the needle (28%). Anaesthetists should be aware of patients' concerns and be able to discuss the relevant issues.