The effects of preoperative anxiety on anesthetic recovery and postoperative pain in patients undergoing donor nephrectomy

Background and objectives: It is suggested that 38-45% of patients experience preoperative anxiety. We observe that patients undergoing living donor nephrectomy suffer from anxiety. Preoperative anxiety may complicate a patient’s recovery from anesthesia and postoperative pain control. This study in...

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Main Authors: Erbil Turksal, Isik Alper, Demet Sergin, Esra Yuksel, Sezgin Ulukaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001420300919