Patient anxiety and modern elective surgery: A literature review

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 806-815

  Mitchell, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anxiety; Elective surgery; Modern surgery; Premedication and distraction; Preoperative psychological intervention

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISTRACTIBILITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT INFORMATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0242607731     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00812.x     Document Type: Review

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