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Pre‐operative anxiety and serum potassium
Author(s) -
McCleane G. J.,
Watters C. H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1990.tb14837.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , temazepam , anesthesia , potassium , etiology , psychiatry , chemistry , receptor , organic chemistry , benzodiazepine
Summary Small decreases in serum potassium in a study of 200 pre‐operative patients were demonstrated in those who had an increase in anxiety, as measured on a linear analogue anxiety scale, in the 24 hours before anaesthesia. The possible aetiology and implications of this change are discussed. The combination of temazepam and a pre‐operative visit by the anaesthetist effectively reduced pre‐anaesthetic anxiety in 60% of patients.