One additional thing to keep in mind if you are undergoing pre-arranged surgery is that final decisions concerning your life often rest with the anesthesiologist. In some cases, the anesthesiologist can overrule your primary physician in life or death decisions. Since most of us don't have the luxury of pre-selecting our anesthetist, it is important that you make sure that you have a pre-surgical meeting with him/her in the prep room and that he/she is willing to abide by your decision prior to being anesthetized.

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