Preoperative anxiety as predictor of perioperative clinical events following carotid surgery: a prospective observational study

ConclusionsThe present study indicates that preoperative anxiety is associated with the occurrence of intra- and postoperative neurological events in patients undergoing CEA. Patients who had a preoperative HADS-A score of 6 or less had a very low probability of experiencing these complications.
Source: Perioperative Medicine - Category: Surgery Source Type: research