People’s Fears of Surgery and Anesthesia Most people are concerned and somewhat frightened when they learn that they are going to need surgery to correct, repair or heal from a condition. Many people are actually terrified that they will not wake up after general anesthesia. Although the science of anesthesiology has come a long way […]
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The most common fears about surgery and anesthesia
By Dr. Alice Cash on December 24, 2008 in Music and Surgery, Music Healing, Music Medicine, out-patient surgery with music
Fears about Surgery and Anesthesia Anxiety before elective surgery is common. Therefore, many studies have examined interventions to reduce preoperative anxiety, including pharmacologic anxiolysis, information, distraction, and relaxation procedures. This study compared different methods to measure preoperative anxiety. The aims of the study were threefold. First, to examine the validity and utility of the self-reporting […]