Effect of Anaesthesia Method on Preoperative Anxiety Level in Elective Caesarean Section Surgeries

Objective: In this study, the effect of the anaesthesia method on preoperative anxiety in parturients scheduled to undergo elective caesarean surgery was investigated. Methods: After Dicle University Ethics Committee approval, 100 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) II parturients, aged betw...

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Published in:Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation 2017-02, Vol.45 (1), p.36
Main Authors: Akildiz, Mahmut, Aksoy, Yakup, Kaydu, Ayhan, Kaçar, Cem Kıvılcım, Şahin, Ömer Fatih, Zeynep Baysal Yıldırım
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Language:English
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Anesthesia
Anxiety
Physicians
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Summary:Objective: In this study, the effect of the anaesthesia method on preoperative anxiety in parturients scheduled to undergo elective caesarean surgery was investigated. Methods: After Dicle University Ethics Committee approval, 100 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) II parturients, aged between 18 and 45 years, were included in this study from 2011 to 2012 at the Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology. The parturients were divided into two groups, with 50 patients in each group: general anaesthesia (GA) and spinal anaesthesia (SA). Patients were evaluated during the preoperative visit. Demographic data and STAI TX-1 form to measure preoperative anxiety were recorded. Results: There were no significant differences between the two groups in maternal age, gestational age, level of education and number of children (p>0.05). The average anxiety score was significantly higher in the SA group than in the GA group (p
ISSN:2667-677X
2667-6370
DOI:10.5152/TJAR.2017.58966