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Table III

Information on different types of anesthesia.

Variable Sedation General anesthesia p
  (n = 27) (n = 20)  
First information on sedation or general anesthesia by :     0.76
 Dentist 12 (46) 9 (50)  
 Surgeon 11 (42) 6 (32)  
 Anesthesist 2 (8) 1 (6)  
 Relative 1 (4) 1 (6)  
 General Practioner 0 (0) 1 (6)  
Preference for type of anesthesia     0.0005
 None 15 (58) 4 (20)  
 GA 6 (23) 16 (80)  
 S 5 (19) 0 (0)  
Reason of preferencea      
 Comfort 9 10  
 Fear the atmosphere 3 12  
 Previous anesthesia 1 3  
 Advice by anesthesist 1 0  
Let you the choice of anesthesia ?     0.24
 Yes 25 (93) 19 (95)  
 No 0 (0) 1 (5)  
 Partly 2 (7) 0 (0)  
Who explained you the anesthesia ?     0.13
 Surgeon 6 (22) 0 (0)  
 Anesthesist 1 (4) 2 (10)  
 Both (Surgeon and anesthesist) 20 (74) 18 (90)  
 No one 0 (0) 0 (0)  
Were you aware of the risks?     0.0008
 Yes 11 (41) 18 (90)  
 No 3 (11) 2 (10)  
 Do not remember 13 (48) 0 (0)  
How do you assess the risk of anaesthesia ?     0.98
 None 12 (44) 9 (47)  
 Mild 14 (52) 9 (47)  
 Moderate 1 (4) 1 (5)  
 Severe 0 (0) 0 (0)  

n responses per item and % (of respondents); GA : general anesthesia; S : Sedation.

a

No statistical analysis because of multiple responses.

Qualitative variables, expressed as percentages, were compared by a Mann-Whitney test. All tests were two-tailed, and the significance level was set at 5%.

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