Prevalence of pre-operative anxiety and associated risk factors among patients awaiting elective surgery in a tertiary care hospital [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Prevalence of pre-operative anxiety and associated risk factors among patients awaiting elective surgery in a tertiary care hospital [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Background Patients undergoing surgery have a fear of anesthesia and surgical procedures that results in anxiety. The global incidence of pre-operative anxiety is estimated at 60–92%. Age, gender, education, marital status, type of family, type of anesthesia and surgery, and history of surgery are t...

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Main Authors: Bhuwan Ghimire, Sunil Baniya, Suman Prasad Adhikari, Bishnu Deep Pathak, Om Prakash Tandon, Nabin Simkhada, Indra Dev Pathak, Laxmi Regmi, Bishal Dhakal, Namrata Mahara Rawal, Prawesh Adhikari, Aakanksha Rana, Prabhas Joshi, Pooja Kafle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2023-12-01
Series:F1000Research
Subjects:
anxiety
surgery
elective surgical procedures
anesthesia
eng
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/12-1207/v2

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https://f1000research.com/articles/12-1207/v2

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