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Article: Effect of music on ambulatory surgery patients' preoperative anxiety.
- Article from:
- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Increasing numbers of surgical procedures are being performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) due to new technology and the demand for cost-effectiveness. In 1986, approximately eight million surgical procedures were performed in hospital-based ASCs, and, by 1992, this number had increased to more than 12 million procedures. Ambulatory surgical procedures are expected to exceed the 14 million mark this year.(1)
Patients undergoing surgical procedures often experience anxiety in anticipation of events that will be unfamiliar or uncomfortable or possibly lead to undesirable results. Even minor surgical procedures can produce anxiety in patients and affect ...