The influence of psychological interventions on surgical outcomes: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An amplified and/or prolonged surgical stress response might overcome the organs' functional reserve, thus leading to postoperative complications. The aim of this systematic literature review is to underline how specific psychological interventions may contribute to improve surgical outcomes through the positive modulation of the surgical stress response in surgical patients.

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive literature search in the Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases. Only studies published in English from Jan 2000 to Apr 2022 and reporting pain and/or anxiety among outcome measures were included in the review. The following psychological interventions were considered: (1) relaxation techniques, (2) c

SUBMITTER: Lanini I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10245433 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature