Perianaesthetic comfort in patients undergoing day-case biopsy surgery: A pilot feasibility study

Day-case biopsy surgery combines procedural stress with diagnostic uncertainty. This pilot feasibility study aimed to describe perianaesthetic comfort, identify associated factors, and assess the Perianaesthetic Comfort Scale (PCS) in this setting. A descriptive, cross-sectional census over one year in one Turkish university day-surgery unit recruited 46 of 50 eligible patients (92%). Mean age was 55.1 (SD 14.4) years; 60.9% were male. Mean total PCS score was 117.9 (SD 10.2; range 90-134; possible range 24-144). Scores were lower with chronic comorbidity (115.4, SD 10.5) than without (121.0, SD 9.1; U = 364, p = 0.025, r = 0.33, power 64%). No associations were found with age, gender, education, prior surgery, anaesthesia mode, fasting or anaesthesia duration, or pain. Internal consistency was low (Cronbach's alpha 0.65). These preliminary findings suggest chronic comorbidity may reduce perianaesthetic comfort; the PCS requires further psychometric evaluation before use in day-case biopsy populations.