Effects of psychological interventions on anxiety and pain in patients undergoing major elective abdominal surgery: a systematic review

Abstract A maladaptive response to surgical stress might lead to postoperative complications. A multidisciplinary approach aimed at controlling the surgical stress response may reduce procedural complications and improve patients’ quality of life in the short and long term. Several studies suggest t...

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Main Authors: Gianluca Villa, Iacopo Lanini, Timothy Amass, Vittorio Bocciero, Caterina Scirè Calabrisotto, Cosimo Chelazzi, Stefano Romagnoli, A. Raffaele De Gaudio, Rosapia Lauro Grotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Perioperative Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-020-00169-x