Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Sep 2011
Are you hungry? Are you thirsty?--fasting times in elective outpatient pediatric patients.
This study assessed the duration of pre-operative fasting in children and its impact on the subjective feeling of hunger and thirst prior to elective outpatient anesthesia. ⋯ This study shows that children presenting for elective outpatient surgery are suffering from a considerable amount of pre-operative discomfort because of excessive fasting. Strategies to guarantee minimal fasting at hospital admission are urgently needed.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Sep 2011
Preoperative anxiety in adolescents undergoing surgery: a pilot study.
The purpose of this study was to conduct a prospective assessment of preoperative anxiety in adolescents undergoing surgery. ⋯ A large proportion of adolescents experience significant anxiety that increases from the preoperative holding area to anesthesia induction. Underlying baseline anxiety and depression as well somatization and fearful temperament are predictors of this phenomenon.