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Review
. 2024 Apr;24(4):121-128.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2024.01.005. Epub 2024 Feb 22.

Clinical hypnosis and the anaesthetist: a practical approach

P Slater  1 , A Van-Manen  2 , A M Cyna  3   4
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Review

Clinical hypnosis and the anaesthetist: a practical approach

P Slater et al. BJA Educ. 2024 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: anaesthesia and analgesia; communication; general anaesthesia; hypnosis; hypnosis, anaesthetic; suggestion.

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None declared.

Figures

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Dr GR Wicks, Clinical hypnotherapist assisting a patient have surgery using hypnosis as a sole anaesthetic technique for open abdominal surgery.
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