Parental presence, clowns or sedative premedication to treat preoperative anxiety in children: What could be the most promising option?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 937-943

  Vagnoli, Laura ^a   Caprilli, Simona ^a   Messeri, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

children; clowns; induction anesthesia; parental presence during induction of anesthesia; premedication; preoperative anxiety

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINOR SURGERY; PARENT; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; WAITING ROOM;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 77956941713     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03403.x     Document Type: Article

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