Why the study?
Does high psychophysical stress worsen immune status and surgical outcomes in healthy men undergoing hernia repair?
Population
24 healthy men undergoing hernia repair
Comparison
High psychophysical stress vs Low psychophysical stress
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 and 30 days after surgery
Authors
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High preoperative stress response was associated with impaired immunity and more complications after hernia repair; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does high psychophysical stress worsen immune status and surgical outcomes in healthy men undergoing hernia repair?
High psychological and physiological stress responses before elective surgery are associated with poorer immune and clinical outcomes.
Linn et al. (1988) studied this question.
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