Pre-Operative Anxiety Related to Major Urogynecologic Surgery: Insights from Perioperative Survey Data in Maine
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Eligibility
2.2. Enrollment
2.3. Sample Size Estimates
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Completed Pre-Op Survey | Completed Post-Op Survey |
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Sample size | 54 | 27 |
Age (years) | 62.0 (median, IQR: 53.8, 69.3) | 62 yo (median, IQR 50.5, 69) |
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Education highest level completed |
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Employment * |
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Income ** |
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Marital status |
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Ever diagnosed with mental health condition * |
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Other health conditions | 51 (91%) | 23 (85.5%) |
Any prior surgery *** | Yes: 47 (94%) None: 3 (6%) | Yes: 21 (91.3%) None: 2 (8.7%) |
Completed Pre-Op Survey Score [IQR] | Completed Post-Op Survey Score [IQR] | |
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Baseline APAIS Score | 24 [19.25, 29.75] | 24 [21.5, 29] |
Complication | Frequency, n (%) |
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Urinary incontinence | 8 (14.8%) |
Urinary retention | 3 (5.6%) |
Urinary tract infection | 4 (7.4%) |
Deep vein thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism | 1 (1.8%) |
Vaginal bleeding | 2 (3.7%) |
Wound-related issue | 2 (3.7%) |
Recurrent prolapse | 4 (7.4%) |
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Kaonga, N.N.; Courbron, Y.; Holmgren, E.; Konzal, E.; Williams, W.; Brandes, M.; Foust-Wright, C. Pre-Operative Anxiety Related to Major Urogynecologic Surgery: Insights from Perioperative Survey Data in Maine. Reprod. Med. 2024, 5, 23-31. https://doi.org/10.3390/reprodmed5010003
Kaonga NN, Courbron Y, Holmgren E, Konzal E, Williams W, Brandes M, Foust-Wright C. Pre-Operative Anxiety Related to Major Urogynecologic Surgery: Insights from Perioperative Survey Data in Maine. Reproductive Medicine. 2024; 5(1):23-31. https://doi.org/10.3390/reprodmed5010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleKaonga, Nadi Nina, Yanghee Courbron, Emmy Holmgren, Eliot Konzal, Whitney Williams, Mary Brandes, and Caroline Foust-Wright. 2024. "Pre-Operative Anxiety Related to Major Urogynecologic Surgery: Insights from Perioperative Survey Data in Maine" Reproductive Medicine 5, no. 1: 23-31. https://doi.org/10.3390/reprodmed5010003