Abstract: Objective To investigate the status quo of anesthesia undergraduate interns' perception of anesthesia legal risks. Methods In June 2022, a total of 123 undergraduate interns of anesthesiology who began to work in the department of anesthesiology of Southwest Medical University were enrolled, and a self-made questionnaire was used to investigate their knowledge of anesthesia legal risks. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the survey results. Results The number persons well-versed in anesthesia law knowledge, physician management, physician qualification examination, physician rights and obligations, and medical behavior fault identification knowledge of undergraduate of anesthesiology were respectively 24(19.5%), 44(35.8%), 58(47.2%), 81(65.9%) and 73(59.3%). Conclusions Undergraduate interns of anesthesiology have inadequate understanding of knowledge related to anesthesia legal risks. It is suggested to strengthen basic legal knowledge and legal risk education of anesthesia practice.

Key words: Anesthesia, Legal risk of anesthesia, Internship period, Questionnaire survey, Students,medical