Glossary of Anesthesia Terms: an introduction to medical terms you may hear around the time of your operation

Options for Postoperative Pain Control: read about the various methods to reduce pain after an operation

Patient Instruction Sheets

• Preoperative Instruction: what to do before your operation/anesthesia

• Postoperative Instructions: what to do after you operation/anesthesia

Patient Education from the American Society of Anesthesiologists:

• "Anesthesia and You"

• Know Your Anesthesiologist

• Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery

• The Management of Pain

• "Planning Your Childbirth"

From the University of Michigan Health System:

• UMHS Health Topics from A-Z

• Cardiovascular Center: patient education

Other sources of medical information:

• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis

• WebMD