The mean change in anxiety as measured by VAS among patients whose partners were present in the operating room for neuraxial anesthetic placement decreased from before to after the procedure ( -4.5 + / -25.8 ; P = 0.03 ; 95 % CI -8.55 , -0.45 ) ; the mean change in anxiety in patients whose partners were not present did not alter significantly ( +1.9 + / - 25.3 ; P = 0.34 ; 95 % CI 6.68 , 12.12 ) .
