Suggestion, relaxation, and hypnosis as adjuncts in the care of surgery patients: a review of the literature.

@article{Blankfield1991SuggestionRA,
  title={Suggestion, relaxation, and hypnosis as adjuncts in the care of surgery patients: a review of the literature.},
  author={Robert Peter Blankfield},
  journal={The American journal of clinical hypnosis},
  year={1991},
  volume={33 3},
  pages={
          172-86
        }
}
  • R. P. Blankfield
  • Published 1991
  • Medicine, Psychology
  • The American journal of clinical hypnosis
Eighteen clinical trials which employed an intervention using hypnosis, suggestion, or relaxation to facilitate the recovery of surgery patients were critically reviewed. Sixteen studies credit the intervention with facilitating either the physical or emotional recovery of patients following surgery. Two studies failed to document any positive outcome attributable to the intervention. The available literature suggests that hypnosis, suggestion, and relaxation are underutilized techniques which… 
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