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Propofol at induction: Does anxious patient need more?Syarifah Noor Nazihah Sayed Masri, Raha Abdul Rahman, Azlina Masdar, Wan Rahiza Wan Mat, Nadia Md Nor, Azarinah Izaham. Abstract | | | | Preoperative anxiety increases postoperative analgesic requirement, prolongs hospital stay and results in poor patient satisfaction. Studies done before showed contrasting finding between level of anxiety and propofol required during induction. We investigated the correlation of preoperative state of anxiety on propofol requirement at induction of anesthesia and vital signs.
Key words: anxiety, general anaesthesia, induction of anaesthesia, propofol, TIVA
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