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. 2025 Jan 20;15(1):e084517. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084517

Table 5. Reasons for disliking anaesthesia as a medical specialty.

Reasons Frequency (%)
Dependence on surgeons 31.32
Lack of recognition by patients 30.92
Minimum contact with patients 27.37
Litigation risk 28.03
Boring 25.26
Risks associated with it 23.68
Inflexible working hours 20.26
Complex and difficult 15.79
Stressful training 9.21
Length of training 6.05
Poor remuneration 5.13
Unpleasant experience with anaesthetist 4.47