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

Objectives This review aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of preoperative anxiety
and its associated factors among patients undergoing surgery in low/middle-income …

Background Anxiety during the preoperative period is the most common problem with a
number of postoperative complications such as an increase in postoperative pain, delay of …

Background Major life changes are among factors that cause anxiety, and one of these
changes is surgery. Hospitalization, regardless of disease, is known to provoke anxiety in …

Objective to evaluate the effect of relaxation therapy with guided imagery on state anxiety
and cortisol in the immediate preoperative period in patients submitted to bariatric surgery …

Background Anxiety is the most common problem in the preoperative period. This anxiety
increases postoperative pain, delay healing, and prolong the hospital stay. Among the …

The study was conducted at the Centre of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain
Management of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos. Background Due to its …

Background Anxiety is an un-pleasurable emotional state associated with
psychophysiological changes in response to an intra-psychic conflict. The perioperative …

Aims and objectives The aim was to describe the moods experienced by people waiting for
day surgery. Background Except for anxiety, there is a lack of knowledge about the moods …

Background Anesthesiology was misconceived as a behind the screen specialty. Despite
significant advancements in its scope, anesthesia remains have a poor public image, clients …