Pre-operative anxiety. Effect of early or late position on the operating list.

摘要: The influence of the relative position on operating list pre-operative anxiety was studied in 60 adult female ASA 1 patients undergoing major surgery. Thirty were placed first (group 1) and 30 given a time 4-5 h later 2). Each patient visited evening prior to surgery again morning Anxiety measured at each visit by objective criteria part State-Trait Inventory questionnaire. pulse rate, systolic blood pressure questionnaire scores higher second than (p < 0.001) all patients. This increase greater group 2 0.05). not correlated with those could predict them.