The effects of prayer, relaxation technique during general anesthesia on recovery outcomes following cardiac surgery

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-94

  Ikedo, Fabio ^a   Gangahar, Deepak M ^b   Quader, Mohammed A ^a   Smith, Lynette M ^b  

^a NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; General anaesthesia; Prayer; Relaxation technique

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SUGGESTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FAITH HEALING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEBRASKA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SUGGESTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947607996     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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