Background Preoperative anxiety, otherwise managed preoperatively, can cause high rate
of cardiac mortality, adverse effects during anesthetic induction and patient recovery which …

Purpose Patients express high anxiety preoperatively, because of fears related to
anesthesia and its implications. The purpose of this survey was to gain insight into these …

Purpose In patients who are hospitalized for surgery, anxiety disorders are frequently
observed. Anxiety affects the patient's perception of postoperative pain and has a negative …

Background The effect of preoperative education on anxiety and postoperative outcomes of
cardiac surgery patients remains unclear. Aim The aim of the study was to estimate the …

Background Preoperative anxiety and stress are undoubtedly a difficult experience in
patients undergoing elective surgery. These unpleasant sensations depend on several …

Background: Anxiety is an unpleasant emotional experience that involves feelings of
tension, apprehension, nervousness and high autonomic activity. Few studies have been …

Background Despite progress in surgery and anaesthesia techniques, anxiety remains an
important problem that imposes tremendous barriers to postoperative recovery for surgery …

Preoperative educational intervention for anxiety and pain affects patients undergoing spinal
surgery. The effects, however, have never been examined using randomized controlled …

It is increasingly recognized that psychological stress influences inflammatory responses
and mood. Here, we investigated whether psychological stress (combined acoustic and …

Background: There is a paucity of data related to anxiety levels in patients undergoing day
care surgery in India. Methods: Preoperative anxiety was assessed using Amsterdam …