Patient Resource Center
Resources for Your Family
Those preparing to receive anesthesia will find the answers to important questions here.
Before having anesthesia for surgery, childbirth, pain management, or any other procedure, the AANA advises patients to learn as much as they can about their anesthesia options; the do's and don’ts before and after anesthesia; how other medications interact with anesthetic drugs; possible side effects of anesthesia, and more. By educating yourself as much as possible, you will become an informed “partner” in your own anesthesia care.
The AANA has a broad range of patient education resources, including brochures, fact sheets, and a children’s coloring and activity book titled Sweet Dreams at the Hospital. Two of the most popular brochures are Anesthesia Options for Labor & Delivery for expectant parents, and Herbal Products and Your Anesthesia. All of these resources and more are accessible through this section of the AANA website.
Patient Resources
About Nurse Anesthesia
Your Anesthesia Experience
- Pre-Anesthesia Questionnaire
- Before Anesthesia
- After Anesthesia
- Conscious Sedation: What Patients Should Expect
- Anesthetic Awareness
- Anesthesia Options for Labor and Delivery - What Every Expectant Mother Should Know
- Questions You Should Ask
- Anesthetic Awareness Fact Sheet
- Managing Chronic Pain
- Council on Patient Safety in Women's Healthcare
Children and Anesthesia
Avoiding Complications
- Be Healthy Stop Smoking
- AANA Offers Five Precautions for Hospital Patients and Visitors to Heed
- Herbal Products and Your Anesthesia
- Anesthesia and Marijuana Considerations
- Time to Talk about CAM
- AANA Warns of Viagra Users of Potential Risks During Surgery
- Anesthesia Risks of Tattoos and Pierced Tongues
- Holiday Surgery Tips
- MRI: What you Need to Know
- Office-Based Anesthesia