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More FAQs

• Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society: Anesthesia and You
• Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society: Frequently Asked Anesthesia Questions
• American Society of Anesthesiologists: Anesthesia Awareness

Preparing for Surgery

Women's College Hospital pamphlets:

• Ambulatory Surgery Brochure (PDF document)

Pamphlets on other websites:

• Be Smoke-Free for Surgery (PDF document)
• Herbal Medicine and Anesthesia (PDF document)

Special Considerations

• Anesthesia Awareness – Information and Registry
• Malignant Hyperthermia
• Malignant Hyperthermia
• Porphyria
• The Senior Citizen as a Patient
• Sleep Apnea

Organizations

• Canadian Patient Safety Institute
• Canadian Porphyria Foundation
• Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society
• Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States

More Links

• Anesthesia & Me: Checklist (PDF document)
• Anesthesia and You
• Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery (PDF document; English and Spanish)
• Know Your Anesthesiologist (English and Spanish)
• The Medical Specialty of Anesthesiology
• Patient Awareness during General Anesthesia (PDF document; English, Spanish and Portuguese)