Does a previous surgical experience interfere on psychic stress in patients submitted to major surgery?

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the impact of stress in patients undergoing major surgeries under general anesthesia, relating their physical and psychic reactions to the different stages of stress. METHODS: we studied 100 adult patients of both genders, who were divided into two groups: Group 1 - 22 patie...

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Main Authors: Luiz Ronaldo Alberti, Márcia Rodrigues Daian, Andy Petroianu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912014000100043&lng=en&tlng=en