and objective: Ethical principles guide professional conduct, particularly in establishing the doctor-patient relationship and, therefore, require constant refl ection. The purpose of this study is to analyze ethical experiences of anesthesiologists in their interaction with the patient under their care. Method: This was an exploratory study involving 16 active anesthesiologists at a university hospital in João Pessoa, Paraíba. We collected data through semi-structured interviews and analyzed

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... alitatively using the content analysis technique. Results: The study fi ndings show that the classifi cation of ethical experiences of the study participants regarding the doctor-patient relationship were classifi ed into fi ve categories: respect for the patient, humane treatment, equal treatment, professional secrecy, and respect for patient autonomy. Work extracted from the dissertation "Acolhimento como estratégia para humanizar a relação médico-anestesiologista e usuários do SUS" (Welcomeness as a strategy to humanize the anesthesiologist-SUS users relationship), presented at the Nursing Graduate Program, Universidade Federal da Paraíba,