Key result
Preoperative anesthesia evaluation conducted before the day of surgery did not significantly affect preoperative anxiety levels compared to evaluation on the day of surgery in ambulatory surgery patients.
Why the study?
Preoperative anxiety is common in ambulatory surgery patients, but the optimal timing of preoperative anesthesia evaluation and its impact on anxiety levels remain unclear.
Does the timing of preoperative anesthesia evaluation (at least two days before vs. on the day of surgery) affect preoperative anxiety levels in ambulatory surgery patients?
Population
144 adult patients scheduled for elective ambulatory surgery under local anesthesia with sedation
Comparison
Preoperative anesthesia evaluation before surgery (Group OP) vs on the day of surgery (Group AS)
Design
Prospective, non-randomized, observational study
Authors
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Preoperative evaluation timing does not appear to alter anxiety in ambulatory surgery; leaves open optimal strategies for anxiety reduction.
Observational (n=144)
Single-blind
No
Does the timing of preoperative anesthesia evaluation (at least two days before vs. on the day of surgery) affect preoperative anxiety levels in ambulatory surgery patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 2.5% vs 3%
p-value: p=0.962
The timing of preoperative anesthesia evaluation, whether conducted days before or on the day of surgery, does not significantly affect preoperative anxiety levels in ambulatory surgery patients.
Ayhan et al. (2025) conducted an observational in Preoperative anxiety in ambulatory surgery (n=144). Preoperative anesthesia evaluation before the day of surgery vs. Preoperative anesthesia evaluation on the day of surgery was evaluated on Change in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for State anxiety (STAI-S) score between preoperative evaluation and immediately before surgery (p=0.962). Preoperative anesthesia evaluation conducted before the day of surgery did not significantly affect preoperative anxiety levels compared to evaluation on the day of surgery in ambulatory surgery patients.
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