Preoperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

The evaluation of preoperative nutritional status in patients undergoing thoracic surgery.

AIM The aim of this study was to assess the preoperative nutritional status of patients undergoing thoracic surgery using different nutritional tools. MATERIAL AND METHOD . We conducted a prospective study on a sample of 43 thoracic patients, including 23 with neoplasms and 20 with non-neoplastic pathology who underwent thoracic surgery procedures between July-September 2011, in the Thoracic ...

The effects of informed consent format on preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing inferior third molar surgery

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of informed consent format on preoperative anxiety of patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a prospective study (91 patients) undergoing lower third molar extraction. Patients were distributed into three groups. Informed consent for surgery was obtained through a written document, an oral interview or a video recording. Afterwards, patients were asked ab...

Preoperative stress and anxiety in day-care patients and inpatients undergoing fast-track surgery.

BACKGROUND To investigate preoperative levels of stress and anxiety in day-care patients and inpatients undergoing surgical interventions. METHODS Before induction of anaesthesia, the degree of stress and anxiety was assessed in 135 patients using stress and anxiety questionnaires, bio-feedback, physiological measures, and serum levels for stress variables. Questionnaire responses and physiol...

The effect of auricular acupressure on preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing gynecological surgery

Acupuncture and related techniques have been shown to be effective treatments for acute and chronic anxiety. We hypothesized that auricular acupressure (AA) may relieve preoperative anxiety without undesirable side effects and might also decrease bispectral index (BIS) values before surgery. Forty-three women undergoing elective American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I and II gynecol...

The Prognostic Value of Preoperative Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery.