Open AccessPreoperative anxiety-an important but neglected issue: A narrative review
Author(s) -
Teena Bansal,
Akanksha Joon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the indian anaesthetists' forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-7934
pISSN - 0973-0311
DOI - 10.4103/0973-0311.195955
Subject(s) - anxiety , anticipation (artificial intelligence) , apprehension , incidence (geometry) , medicine , narrative review , psychology , clinical psychology , anesthesia , psychiatry , intensive care medicine , cognitive psychology , physics , artificial intelligence , computer science , optics
Anxiety is an emotional state characterized by apprehension and fear resulting from the anticipation of a threatening event. The incidence of preoperative anxiety ranges from 11% to 80% in adult patients and also varies among different surgical groups. Preoperative anxiety may lead to various problems and a wide range of physiological and psychological responses. A variety of objective and subjective methods are available for measuring preoperative anxiety. Every patient scheduled for surgery should be assessed for the presence of anxiety in their routine preoperative anesthesia assessment, and counseling should be done by anesthesiologist in patients with a high level of anxiety. Surgery information reduces anxiety in the preoperative period