Psychological preparation of the parent and pediatric surgical patient

ZN Kain, A Caldwell-Andrews… - … Clinics of North …, 2002 - anesthesiology.theclinics.com
As many as 3 million children undergo anesthesia and surgery annually in the United
States. 19 It is estimated that as many as 60% of these children experience significant
anxiety in the preoperative holding area and during induction of anesthesia. 25, 38 Children
vary in their individual manifestation of anxiety and may express preoperative anxiety
verbally, behaviorally, subtly, or explicitly. 25 Often, such anxiety prolongs the induction of
anesthesia. Anxiety and fear prior to surgery may also lead to maladaptive postoperative …
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