Background: Factors such as age, sex, behaviour problems, fears, earlier traumatic hospital
events and reactions to vaccination were assessed together with behaviour observed before …

Results: Four critical situations or reactions were identified, premedication, degree of
sedation, compliance during needle insertion or mask on childs face and the child's …

Children can experience anaesthetic induction as fearful and frightening and this can lead to
postoperative behaviour changes and symptoms of high anxiety. A fearful experience can …

Aim: To identify hospital care factors which are associated with problematic behaviours in
children after hospitalization. Method: A cohort of 340 children ages 2–13 was studied in …

In this randomised prospective study we aimed to evaluate whether preoperative
anaesthetic education delivered to children on the day of surgery reduces anxiety behaviour …

Background: No standardized instrument exists for the systematic analysis of emergence
behaviour in children after anaesthesia. Our purpose was to evaluate children's behaviour …

Modern pediatric anesthesia involves more than just caring for a child during surgery. The
pediatric anesthetist is increasingly responsible for the care of the child during the entire …

Résumé Objectif Développer et valider un questionnaire des parents pour aider aprédire
quels enfants sont susceptibles de présenter un comportement indésirable significatif …

Reduction of anxiety experienced by children is important for humanitarian reasons and to
improve cooperation with medical staff. Anxiety at induction of anaesthesia is associated …

Background: Hospitalization and anesthesia can have a substantial psychological impact on
children, which may be manifested by negative behavioral change. The primary aims of this …