Preoperative State Anxiety, Acute Postoperative Pain, and Analgesic Use in Persons Undergoing Lower Limb Amputation

Abstract

These findings suggest that anxiety may be a risk factor for acute postamputation PLP and RLP, and indicate that further research to examine these associations is warranted. If replicated, the findings would support research to examine the extent to which modifying preoperative anxiety yields a reduction in postoperative acute PLP and RLP.