Anti-infective therapy durations predict psychological stress and laparoscopic surgery quality in pelvic abscess patients

Figure 1 The difference in psychological stress. A: State anxiety score (SAS) before and after anti-infective therapy; B: Trait anxiety scores before and after anti-infective therapy; C: Self-rating anxiety scale scores before and after anti-infective therapy; D: Self-rating depression scale (SDS) scores before and after anti-infective therapy. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. The state-trait anxiety score and SAS + SDS score of Group S were significantly lower than those of Group L after 24-48 h and 48-96 h of anti-infective therapy. S-AI: state anxiety; T-AI: trait anxiety; SAS: self-rating anxiety scale; SDS: self-rating depression scale. ^aP < 0.05, there is significant difference between group S and group L after anti-therapy.