A significant advance in the care of patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 172-178

  Tusek, Diane L ^a   Church, James M ^a   Strong, Scott A ^a   Grass, Jeffrey A ^a   Fazio, Victor W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Colorectal surgery; Imagery; Pain; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING; COLON; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECTUM;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANXIETY; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0031067575     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02054983     Document Type: Article

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