Scandinavian journal of caring sciences
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of preoperative nursing visit on preoperative anxiety and postoperative complications in candidates for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized clinical trial.
Despite progress in surgery and anaesthesia techniques, anxiety remains an important problem that imposes tremendous barriers to postoperative recovery for surgery patients. ⋯ Our study showed that preoperative nursing visits could decrease the level of preoperative anxiety and postoperative complications in this patient population.