Pseudocholinesterase activity increases and heart rate variability decreases with preoperative anxiety

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-292

  Ledowski, Thomas ^a   Bein, B ^a   Hanss, R ^a   Tonner, P H ^a   Roller, N ^a   Scholz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Preoperative care, anxiety, heart rate variability; Pseudocholinesterase; Stress psychological

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SELF CONCEPT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 19544391465     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505000487     Document Type: Article

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