Pediatric venous access causes unnecessary anxiety and pain in children and, in turn, can
have detrimental consequences. Behavioral approaches to pediatric venous access distress …

It is important for anesthesiologists to appreciate the impact of preoperative anxiety in
children. Not only does it cause suffering in many children prior to their surgical experience …

Music is so ubiquitous that it can be easy to overlook the powerful influence it exerts in so
many areas of our lives-from birth, through childhood, to old age. The Social and Applied …

Preoperative Anxiety and Emergence Delirium and Postoperativ... : Anesthesia & Analgesia
Preoperative Anxiety and Emergence Delirium and Postoperative Maladaptive Behaviors …

Although many hospitals offer a surgical preparation program to children and families,
minimal research has been conducted specifically on preparation by child life specialists …

The purpose of the study was to compare a heel stick conducted during Kangaroo Care
(skin-to-skin contact) with the mother to a heel stick in a warmer in reducing premature infant …

Background Cognitive-behavioral interventions, typically effective in reducing anxiety and
pain, have not been applied to adolescents undergoing major orthopaedic surgery …

We reviewed current knowledge about cumulative and differential consequences of general
anesthesia, surgery and hospitalization upon cognitive, academic, emotional and …

Background Vascular access is a minor procedure that is associated with reported pain and
fear in pediatric patients, often resulting in procedural incompliance. Virtual reality has been …

Importance Preoperative anxiety is associated with poor behavioral adherence during
anesthetic induction and adverse postoperative outcomes. Research suggests that …