The Effect of Pre-Operative Distress on the Perioperative Period-Juniper Publishers
Juniper Publishers - Journal of Anesthesia Abstract Distress is defined as feelings and ideas that lead to unpleasant problems in diseases and treatments. Distress has meanings such as sadness, hopelessness, weakness, fear, excitement, anxiety, panic, depression, indecision and burnout. Pre-operative patients undergo distress at different levels and different reasons. The main cause of distress for surgery patients is fear. Death, fear that body will be damaged and pain will occur, loss of identity and control under anesthesia, mysteries about surgery and dependency in the post-operative period are the most common causes of fear. Pre-operative distress levels vary by diagnosis, type of surgery, organ or system involved and patients' prejudgments about these issues. Distress effects the individual negatively in every sense leads to various complications during perioperative period negative effects. Patients suffer from such problems as pain, increased risk of...