Clowns for the prevention of preoperative anxiety in children: A randomized controlled trial

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-266

  Golan, G ^b   Tighe, P ^c   Dobija, N ^c   Perel, A ^b   Keidan, I ^a,b,c  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clowns; Pediatric surgery; Perioperative anxiety

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASK; OPERATING ROOM; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; YALE PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY SCALE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 60349101287     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02903.x     Document Type: Article

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