'Awake for an operation'.
It seems likely that every single patient coming into hospital for surgery feels some apprehension, if not fear. Part of this concern comes from what is unknown, some from the prospect of pain and perhaps from the prospect of 'something going wrong'.
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D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D010174:Pamphlets; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000523:psychology*