Objectives The aim of this study was to measure the level of preoperative anxiety in patients
scheduled for cardiac surgery, identify any influencing clinical factors, and assess 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 emotional state characterized by apprehension and fear resulting
from anticipation of a threatening event. Objectives: The present study aimed to analyze the …

Background Preoperative anxiety is a common patients' reaction related to serious adverse
events post-operatively. The aim was to explore the characteristics of cardiac surgery …

Anxiety is a feeling of discomfort produced in face of an unknown event, as an impending
cardiac surgery, that can lead to inconveniences in the intervention and subsequent …

Background Preoperative anxiety is a common and poorly evaluated condition in patients
who will undergo an anesthetic and surgical intervention. The objective of this study was to …

Anxiety is an emotional state characterized by apprehension and fear resulting from the
anticipation of a threatening event. The incidence of preoperative anxiety ranges from 11 …

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare Anxiety Specific to Surgery Questionnaire
(ASSQ) with Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Amsterdam Preoperative …

Background: Despite the growing advancements of surgical and anesthetic techniques
resulting in decreased morbidity and mortality, the period before surgery remains stressful …

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