Relationship between heart rate variability and preoperative anxiety assessed by Verbal Analogue Scale and Surgical Fear Questionnaire before cataract surgery

Br J Anaesth. 2024 Jan;132(1):188-189. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.10.008. Epub 2023 Oct 23.
No abstract available

Keywords: Surgical Fear Questionnaire; Verbal Analogue Scale; anxiety; cataract surgery; heart rate variability; preoperative anxiety.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety*
  • Cataract*
  • Fear
  • Heart Rate
  • Humans
  • Surveys and Questionnaires