Abstract
So much of our surgery is local only or local with mild sedation, it behooves all of us to place ourselves in the patient’s position. Imagine yourself lying on the table, feeling cold, body exposed to strangers, unable to understand the lingo used by the staff, fearful of the procedure and pain, and having a fairly large procedure under local anesthesia that will take a couple of hours. Your doctor tells the nurse to turn the radio to a station that plays music that you detest and would not listen to even if you were paid to do so. Then without warning, the doctor sticks a needle …
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