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Gender-specific Preoperative Anxiety Level and Postoperative Opioid Requirement After ENT Surgery.

The Impact of Gender-specific Preoperative Anxiety Level on Postoperative Opioid Requirement After ENT Surgery.

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About This Trial

The study will be designed to investigate the impact of the preoperative anxiety level on postoperative opioid requirement during the PACU stay, in order to improve postoperative pain treatment in the long term after ENT surgery. The present study can contribute to improve postoperative pain management in patients in the field of ENT surgery, as new influencing parameters and risk factors may be discovered.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status I-IV - able to read and understand the information sheet and to sign the consent form - being scheduled for elective ENT surgery under general anesthesia - written willing to sign a consent form - age≥18 years Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - difficulty to understand study procedure, pain scoring system or questionnaires - surgical procedure warranting elective postoperative ventilation Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status I-IV * able to read and understand the information sheet and to sign the consent form * being scheduled for elective ENT surgery under general anesthesia * written informed consent * age≥18 years Exclusion Criteria: * difficulty to understand study procedure, pain scoring system or questionnaires * surgical procedure warranting elective postoperative ventilation

Treatments Being Tested

OTHER

Anxiety level assessment

To investigate the impact of psychological variables e.g. pre-surgical anxiety on postoperative opioid consumption and pain level, the investigators will perform the STOA, APAIS, PCS and the VAS-A anxiety questionnaires before surgery.

Locations (1)

Medical University Vienna
Vienna, Vienna, Austria