Surgery

Kincey, John

doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-3226-6_22

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“…In the current study, the individual differences in the anxiety profiles were highly variable between women. It is acknowledged that patients do differ in their psychological response to hospitalization and, in particular, to surgery (Kincey 1995). These findings emphasize the importance of individualized care and the recognition of individual variance and subsequent interventions to reduce anxiety.…”

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Patterns and frequency of anxiety in women undergoing gynaecological surgery

Carr

Brockbank²,

Allen³

et al. 2006

Journal of Clinical Nursing

108

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Aims. Within a gynaecological surgical setting to identify the patterns and frequency of anxiety pre‐ and postoperatively; to identify any correlation between raised anxiety levels and postoperative pain; to identify events, from the patients’ perspective, that may increase or decrease anxiety in the pre‐ and postoperative periods. Background. It is well documented that surgery is associated with increased anxiety, which has an adverse impact on patient outcomes. Few studies have been conducted to obtain the patient's perspective on the experience of anxiety and the events and situations that aggravate and ameliorate it. Method. The study used a mixed method approach. The sample consisted of women undergoing planned gynaecological surgery. Anxiety was assessed using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory. Trait anxiety was measured at the time of recruitment. State anxiety was then assessed at six time points during the pre‐ and postoperative periods. Postoperative pain was also measured using a 10 cm visual analogue scale. Taped semi‐structured telephone interviews were conducted approximately a week after discharge. Results. State anxiety rose steadily from the night before surgery to the point of leaving the ward to go to theatre. Anxiety then increased sharply prior to the anaesthetic decreasing sharply afterwards. Patients with higher levels of trait anxiety were more likely to experience higher levels of anxiety throughout their admission. Elevated levels of pre‐ and postoperative anxiety were associated with increased levels of postoperative pain. Telephone interviews revealed a range of events/situations that patients recalled distressing them and many were related to inadequate information. Conclusion. This study found higher rates of anxiety than previously reported and anxiety levels appeared raised before admission to hospital. This has important clinical and research implications. Relevance to clinical practice. Patients with high levels of anxiety may be identified preoperatively and interventions designed to reduce anxiety could be targeted to this vulnerable group. Patient experiences can inform the delivery of services to meet their health needs better.

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Patterns and frequency of anxiety in women undergoing gynaecological surgery

Carr

Brockbank²,

Allen³

et al. 2006

Journal of Clinical Nursing

108

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“…Among the wide range of available organic halides RX, carboxylation of chloroacetonitrile has received much attention [2,3]. This is due to the relevant interest of the resulting carboxylic acid, cyanoacetic acid, in many industrial processes [4,5] and the particularly toxic and unfriendly environmental method of its chemical preparation [6]. That is why greener processes of synthesis are of interest.…”

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Electrocarboxylation of chloroacetonitrile by a Cobalt(I) complex of terpyridine

Chen

Fabre

Reynes

2011

Electrochimica Acta

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“…Several nickel [6][7][8], palladium [9] and cobalt [10][11][12] complexes have been reported. Many works were devoted more specially on the electrosynthesis of cyanoacetic acid [13][14][15][16] whose derivatives are precious starting materials in pharmaceutical [17] and agrochemical [18] synthesis. Actually, the industrial manufacture of cyanoacetic acid is based on the reaction between chloroacetic acid and alkali metal cyanides [19].…”

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confidence: 99%