Impact of Anxiety in Ambulatory Superficial Venous Surgery: A Prospective Study Using the HADS-A Scale.

CONCLUSIONS: We observed that the presence of preoperative anxiety, even although infrequent, was associated with high incidence of complications or adverse events in the recovery room and a greater postoperative pain level. In this context, this group of patients needs more of our attention, particularly to limit potential anxiety and improve their satisfaction score. PMID: 27384895 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27384895?dopt=Abstract

Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - July 10, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Acta Chir Belg Source Type: research