Original ResearchPublished 30 June 2026Knowledge, perceptions, and concerns regarding anesthesia and their association with consent hesitancy among preoperative patients in Saudi Arabia: a bicentric cross-sectional studyReem Altamimi · Ebtesam Almajed · Rawan Bin Salamah · Reem Alsarhan · Ammar Alshaker · Adi Alduayji · Hala Mandora · Reem Aldrees · Rama AlkhamisFrontiers in Anesthesiologydoi 10.3389/fanes.2026.1801012