Emotional reactions during lumbar extradural anaesthesia.
The degree of anxiety of 26 male and female patients undergoing hernia repair while receiving lumbar extradural anaesthesia was measured using the galvanic skin response. The single, most anxiety-provoking feature during the surgical procedures proved to be verbal interactions directly concerned with the patient's well-being. The psychological implications of this feature are discussed.
D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013060:Speech