Muhammad Ehsan-ul-Haq1. 1. Department of Anaesthesia, PNS Shifa Hospital, Karachi. ehansanulhaq56@hotmail.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the level of pre-operative anxiety in patients reporting 1 to 2 weeks before surgery with patients assessed after getting direct admission to ward. DESIGN: A comparative study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: The study was carried out at Pakistan Naval Hospital, PNS Shifa, Karachi, from September 2000 to August 2001. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Two groups of 20 patients each were studied who underwentlaparoscopic cholecystectomy. Group-A was assessed in pre-anaesthesia outpatient consultation clinic 1 to 2 weeks prior to surgery and Group-B had pre-anaesthetic assessment on the evening before surgery. The method used to assess anxiety was: the visual analogue scale of anxiety (VAS) and p-value was derived by using Student's t-test. RESULTS: The anxiety score assessed was lower in group-A, than group-B (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Pre-anesthetic assessment in pre-anesthesia consultation clinic, 1 to 2 weeks before surgery, reduces pre-operative anxiety, when compared with an assessment on the evening before surgery.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the level of pre-operative anxiety in patients reporting 1 to 2 weeks before surgery with patients assessed after getting direct admission to ward. DESIGN: A comparative study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: The study was carried out at Pakistan Naval Hospital, PNS Shifa, Karachi, from September 2000 to August 2001. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Two groups of 20 patients each were studied who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Group-A was assessed in pre-anaesthesia outpatient consultation clinic 1 to 2 weeks prior to surgery and Group-B had pre-anaesthetic assessment on the evening before surgery. The method used to assess anxiety was: the visual analogue scale of anxiety (VAS) and p-value was derived by using Student's t-test. RESULTS: The anxiety score assessed was lower in group-A, than group-B (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Pre-anesthetic assessment in pre-anesthesia consultation clinic, 1 to 2 weeks before surgery, reduces pre-operative anxiety, when compared with an assessment on the evening before surgery.