Preoperative anxiety as predictor of perioperative clinical events following carotid surgery: a prospective observational study

Preoperative anxiety as predictor of perioperative clinical events following carotid surgery: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Psychological factors like anxiety and depression are recognised to play a causal role in the development of cardiovascular disease and they may also influence outcome after vascular surgery procedures. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of anxiety and depre...

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Main Authors: Manuela Aspalter, Florian K. Enzmann, Thomas J. Hölzenbein, Wolfgang Hitzl, Florian Primavesi, Lucia Algayerova, Patrick Nierlich, Christoph Kartnig, Reinald Seitelberger, Klaus Linni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:Perioperative Medicine
Subjects:
Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis
Carotid endarterectomy
Hospital anxiety and depression scale
Spielberger state and trait anxiety inventory
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-021-00223-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-021-00223-2

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