Gender-specific Preoperative Anxiety Level and Postoperative Opioid Requirement After ENT Surgery.

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMedical University of Vienna

About this trial

The study will be designed to investigate the impact of the preoperative anxiety level on postoperative opioid requirement during the PACU stay, in order to improve postoperative pain treatment in the long term after ENT surgery.

The present study can contribute to improve postoperative pain management in patients in the field of ENT surgery, as new influencing parameters and risk factors may be discovered.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status I-IV

able to read and understand the information sheet and to sign the consent form

being scheduled for elective ENT surgery under general anesthesia

written informed consent

Disqualifiers

difficulty to understand study procedure, pain scoring system or questionnaires

surgical procedure warranting elective postoperative ventilation

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Anxiety level assessment

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators