DOES USING ALPRAZOLAM DURING OUTPATIENT FLEXIBLE CYSTOSCOPY DECREASE ANXIETY AND PAIN?

Ozkan T. A., Koprulu S., Karakose A., DİLLİOĞLUGİL Ö., Cevik I.

ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA, vol.70, no.9, pp.800-805, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 70 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.800-805
  • Keywords: Anxiety, Flexible cystoscopy, Pain, STAI, VAS, REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION, MUSIC, IMPACT
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of pre-operative alprazolam medication on anxiety and pain in flexible cystoscopy for bladder cancer follow-up.