title: 'Don't be fooled by the patient's make-up'!
abstract: One hundred and eighty-seven patients undergoing gynaecological surgery in two different international centres were reviewed daily by 'blinded' interviewers. They were analysed for the presence of nausea, vomiting, eating, mobilisation, general well-being and use of make-up. On starting to wear make-up their statement of well-being improved significantly but 1 in 3 patients in London complained of nausea, one in four still had a urinary catheter in place, required intramuscular analgesia or intravenous access, one in eight were unable to tolerate food, and one in 10 patients were pyrexial. Although wearing make-up was associated with improved well-being their was no correlation with their clinical condition.
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive Therapy Unit and Endoscopy Training Centre, University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magos
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authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nagele
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Heal
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authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Isorna
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jirecek
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authors.lastname: Kudielka