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Preoperative Anxiety Level among Patients Undergoing Elective General Surgery in District Head Quarter Hospital (DHQ) Timergara

Author: Imdad Ullah, Hakim Ullah, Hameed Ur Rehman, Feroz Khan, Sana Ashiq, Kanwal Ashiq, Haleema Sadia, Shahid Raza, Umer Zeb, Asif Ali, Nasir Mahmood, Mohammad Kamil, Aleem Ullah, Sidra Tul Munthah, Munawar Hussain, Abdullah Khan and Asad Ullah

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Abstract

Anxiety is an emotive state considered by anxiety and fear subsequent from the expectation of a threatening occurrence. The occurrence of preoperative anxiety levels from 11% to 80% in mature patients and also differs among various surgical categories. The purpose of current study was to investigate the preoperative anxiety level among patients undergoing elective general surgery in district Head Quarter Hospital (DHQ) Timergara. In the present study total of 103 patients were selected, among these 56(54.4%) were arranged between 20 -35 years of age, while 47 (45.6%) were arranged 36–50 years of age. Sex wise distribution was 50(48.5%) in male, while 53(51.5%) in female respectively. On the basis of marital status total of 68(66.0%) patients were married, while 35(34.0%) were unmarried. Preoperative anxiety may cause to numerous complications such as autonomic variations, late jaw relaxation and coughing during entrance of anesthesia.

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Preoperative Anxiety, Patients Undergoing Elective General Surgery, Head Quarter Hospital (DHQ) Timergara

Conclusion

The current study was concluded to investigate the preoperative anxiety level among patients undergoing elective general surgery in district Head Quarter Hospital (DHQ) Timergara. Total of 103 patients were selected, among these 56(54.4%) were arranged between 20 -35 years of age, while 47 (45.6%) were arranged 36 – 50 years of age.Sex wise distribution was 50(48.5%) in male, while 53(51.5%) in female respectively.

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Ullah, I., Ullah, Hakim, Rehman, Hameed Ur, Khan, Feroz, Ashiq, Sana, Ashiq, Kanwal, Sadia, Haleema, Raza, Shahid, Zeb, Umer, Ali, Asif, Mahmood, Nasir, Kamil, Mohammad, Ullah, Aleem, Munthah, Sidra Tul, Hussain, Munawar, Khan, Abdullah and Ullah, Asad (