Key result
Operating theatre stress reduction strategies aim to mitigate prolonged anxiety and prevent delayed postoperative recovery.
Why the study?
Stress from prolonged anxiety during hospital admission for surgery can produce harmful effects and may delay recovery, necessitating strategies to reduce such stress.
Population
Patients admitted to hospital for surgery
Comparison
Strategies to reduce effects of stress vs no stress reduction
Design
Review article
Authors
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Emphasizes anxiety mitigation to prevent recovery delays; leaves open which strategies prove effective.
This article reviews key ways to reduce the effects of stress and anxiety for patients admitted to the hospital for surgery.
Joan Welsh (2000) studied this question. Strategies to reduce patient stress in the operating theatre aim to mitigate the harmful effects of prolonged anxiety and prevent delayed postoperative recovery.
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