Open AccessA Survey of Current Preferences of Plastic Surgeons Regarding the Assessment and Reduction of Preoperative Patient Anxiety
Author(s) -
Arif Musa,
Alex K. Wong,
Jahan Tajran,
Daniel Chen,
Jeffrey C. Wang,
Ricardo Engel,
Christopher Cooke,
David Safani,
Rana Movahedi,
Madison Wheaton,
Gligor Gucev
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aesthetic plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1432-5241
pISSN - 0364-216X
DOI - 10.1007/s00266-021-02154-1
Subject(s) - anxiety , plastic surgery , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , family medicine , psychiatry , surgery
Preoperative anxiety is a common phenomenon in plastic surgery that has been associated with numerous negative patient outcomes. Little is known about the preferences of plastic surgeons regarding management of patient preoperative anxiety OBJECTIVE: To determine the preferences of plastic surgeons regarding the assessment and reduction of adult preoperative patient anxiety in their primary practice setting.