Correlation between preoperative anxiety and acute postoperative pain in elderly patients submitted to transvesical prostatectomy

Correlation between preoperative anxiety and acute postoperative pain in elderly patients submitted to transvesical prostatectomy

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to correlate the level of anxiety presented in the preoperative period with the intensity of pain reported by elderly in the immediate postoperative period of transvesical prostatectomy. METHODS: Sixty-four elderly patients submit...

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Main Authors: Roberto Albuquerque Bandeira, Lucy de Oliveira Gomes, Armando José China Bezerra, Josiane Aparecida Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor 2017-12-01
Series:Revista Dor
Subjects:
Elderly
Postoperative pain
Preoperative anxiety
Prostatectomy
Prostate hyperplasia
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