The effect of a preanaesthesia clinic consultation on adult patient anxiety at a tertiary hospital in Kenya; A cohort study

Aga Khan University East Africa0 个研究点目标入组 44 人开始时间: 2016年1月15日最近更新: 2023年5月29日

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•All surgical patients attending the pre-anaesthesia clinic at least 48 hours prior to elective surgery and all patients having a preanaesthesia evaluation in the wards a day prior to elective surgery aged above 18 years were included in the study.

•1.Patients seen in the anaesthesia clinic more than 2 weeks before elective surgery.
•2.Patients seen in the ward more than 24 hours prior to elective surgery.
•3.Patients undergoing surgical procedures due to malignancy.
•4.Patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
•5.Patients with diagnosed psychiatric illness.
•6.Patients undergoing neurosurgery for ailments that may cause changes in cognitive function.
•7.Patients, who cannot understand, read or write high school level English.
•8.Inability to understand the consent due to language barrier, inability to read or write.
•9.Refusal to participate in the study.

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Aga Khan University East Africa