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Table 1 Surgical classification of patients included in the study

From: The relationship between fear of surgery and affecting factors in surgical patients

Surgery classification

Minor surgery (n = 150)

• In neurosurgery, general surgery, thoracic surgery, orthopedics and traumatology, urology services

• Pleural surgeries, cholecystectomy, minor head trauma, minor cyst surgery, transurethral resection, hernia surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, thyroidectomy, colostomy closure, breast reconstruction, external fixator removal, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, etc

Major surgery (n = 150)

• In neurosurgery, general surgery, thoracic surgery, orthopedics and traumatology, urology services

• Oncological surgeries, Whipple, total hip replacement, total knee replacement, fracture surgeries, prostatectomy, spinal surgery, mastectomy, cystectomy, pneumonectomy, spine surgery, gastrectomy, pancreatectomy, hepatectomy, etc