The present study was undertaken at yashoda hospital, somajiguda, hyderabad, to assess patient’s knowledge, attitudes and concerns regarding anaesthetic management. A survey of 16 items was developed and administered preoperatively to 100 patients. Patients were interviewed on their knowledge of the role of anaesthesiologists, their preferences for the type of anaesthesia, and wereasked to rank 10 possible concerns from most undesirable to least undesirable, which were: pain after surgery, vomiting after surgery, residual weakness, being awake or waking up during surgery, unfriendliness of OT staff, prolonged stay in ICU, inability to wake up from anaesthesia, breathing difficulty during or after surgery, injury to lips,teeth or backpain, and absence of anaesthesiologist during their surgery.

indicated that majority of patients were unaware of an anaesthesiologist’s role before and after surgery. All of them recognized the role of anaesthesiologist during surgery. Most patients preferred regional to general anaesthesia as majority of them had experienced regional anaesthesia previously. Patient concerns of unfriendliness of OT staff, possibility of not waking up from anaesthesia and breathing difficulty during or after surgery, were of high priority. The results of this study identify the need for better communication with the patientand to address their concerns regarding waking up and experiencing breathing difficulty.A logical step in perioperative healthcare is to determine what patients value, then tailor the anaesthetic to meet each patient’s requirements. It stresses on the need to educate the patients and the general public about the role of anaesthesiologist in their perioperative care.