Oral melatonin did not reduce anxiety before elective hernia repair: A randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial.

Mikkel Andreas HolmAnders Gram-HanssenBennedikte Kollerup MadsenDennis Bregner ZetnerJacob Rosenberg

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2022)

Melatonin did not reduce preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing hernia repair. Preoperative anxiety levels were low, which limits the generalisability of our findings.

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patients undergoing
sleep quality
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randomized controlled trial
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depressive symptoms