Prevalence of pre-operative anxiety among adult patients undergoing elective surgery: A prospective observational single-centre study

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of pre-operative anxiety in elective surgical patients at a major metropolitan hospital in Australia. Background: Globally, 310 million people are admitted for surgery every year. It is estimated that up to 80 per cent of these patients expe...

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Main Authors: Salihah Asiri, Jed Duff, Jane Currie, Michelle Guilhermino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Australian College of Perioperative Nurses 2024-08-01
Series:Journal of Perioperative Nursing
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Online Access:https://journal.acorn.org.au/index.php/jpn/article/view/77
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