Enfermería intensiva
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Enfermería intensiva · Apr 1997
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial[Nursing evaluation of the effect of the type of sedation on the degree of anxiety in patients undergoing cardiac surgery].
The objective of this work is to identify the degree of preoperatory anxiety which patients who must undergo cardiac surgery present, and evaluate the influence of sedation with Propofol or Midazolam in the appearance of anxiety in the immediate and late postoperatory. The study population was formed by 22 patients, being appointed at random to receive Propofol or Midazolam in infusions. ⋯ The patients who were sedated with propofol showed a level of postoperatory anxiety significatively lower than those patients who were treated with midazolam (p < 0.05). To conclude, we believe that the type of sedative used has a significant influence in the development of post-operatory anxiety.