Ali A Abutiheen

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• Research   
  Preoperative Anxiety among Adult Patients Subjected to Elective Surgery in Karbala
  Author(s): Ali A Abutiheen*, Esam Shyaa Khudhair and Hadeer Jabbar Dakhal
  
  Background: Preoperative anxiety is a considerable problem that could affect the surgical outcome of patients. Anaesthesiologists can assess preoperative anxiety sufficiently and accurately through special tools. Objective: To assess the preoperative anxiety level before elective surgery among patients who underwent surgery and its correlates. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study, 104 patients who were admitted as planned to Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Karbala were assessed for their anxiety felt before the surgery using the Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) which is a standardized questionnaire for measuring the intensity of the stress and anxiety, and the need for information. Results: More than one third 37 (35.6%) of the patients had anxiety. Th.. Read More»
  

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