Anaesthetists' and surgeons' estimation of preoperative anxiety by patients submitted for elective surgery in a university hospital

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-233

  Fekrat, F ^a   Sahin, A ^a   Yazici, K M ^a   Aypar, U ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behaviour and behaviour mechanisms, emotions, anxiety, fear; Health care evaluation mechanisms, patient satisfaction; Health personnel, physicians; Health services, patient care, preoperative care; Medicine, specialities, anaesthesiology, surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANXIETY; FEAR; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33344459222     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505002231     Document Type: Article

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