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An imminent operation is, for the patients, an extremely stressful situation which, because of its ominous nature, gives rise to intensive feelings, such as fear of separation or bodily injury and fear of death, but, on the other hand, also the hope of a better future.
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Flemming, B. et al. (1982). Patients’ Fear of Cardiosurgery and Its Significance for the Pre- and Postoperative State. In: Becker, R., Katz, J.M., Polonius, MJ., Speidel, H. (eds) Psychopathological and Neurological Dysfunctions Following Open-Heart Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68610-8_33
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