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Aim: To explore outpatients’ perception of general anaesthesia in diagnostic cancer pathways. Background: The number of patients following diagnostic cancer pathways in an outpatient setting is rapidly increasing. Research is limited. These patients might experience the general anaesthesia and the outpatient setting in a different way as patients without suspected cancer. Anaesthesiological nursing care could influence the patient’s experience and ability to cope. Design: Four patients following a diagnostic cancer pathway were interviewed and their narratives analyzed using a phenomenological – hermeneutic approach. Results: The informants preferred the outpatient setting and expressed the same anxiety of the anaesthesia as former outpatients. They seemed particularly vulnerable because of the prospects of cancer. They experience transition between health and possible disease and are facing changes in their basic human conditions. A present and individual care from the nurse anaesthetist combined with security and support from relatives seem to help them through. Conclusion: Study patients are vulnerable due to facing changes in basic human conditions and life transitions. They need the nurse anaesthetist to combine security, individuality and care.

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