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Gender-specific Preoperative Anxiety Level and Postoperative Opioid Requirement After ENT Surgery.
Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna
Summary
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.
Official title: The Impact of Gender-specific Preoperative Anxiety Level on Postoperative Opioid Requirement After ENT Surgery.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2021-11-11
Completion Date
2026-12-30
Last Updated
2025-07-04
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
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