Psychological sequelae of surgery in a prospective cohort of patients from three intraoperative awareness prevention trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elective surgery can have long-term psychological sequelae, especially for patients who experience intraoperative awareness. However, risk factors, other than awareness, for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after surgery are poorly defined, and practical screening methods have not been applied to a broad population of surgical patients.

Methods

The Psychological Sequelae of Surgery study was a prospective cohort study of patients previously enrolled in the United States and Canada in 3 trials for the prevention of intraoperative awareness. The 68 patients who experienced definite or possible awareness were matched with 418 patients who denied awareness based on age, sex, surgery type, and awareness risk. Participants completed the PTSD Checklist-Sp

SUBMITTER: Whitlock EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4535987 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature