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Anesthetic management of pediatric patients poses several challenges and the optimal
anesthetic agent for use in this population is still a matter of debate. We systematically …

Objective Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States,
with more than 530 000 procedures performed annually in children younger than 15 years …

BACKGROUND: Perioperative pediatric anxiety is common and can have a negative
psychological impact on children undergoing surgery and anesthesia. Studies have shown …

BACKGROUND: The modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS) is the current
“criterion standard” for assessing child anxiety during induction of anesthesia and has been …

Aims. To evaluate the effect of a structured preoperative preparation on child and parent
state anxiety, child behavioural change and parent satisfaction. Background. It is estimated …

Background Early postoperative negative behaviour in preschool children after general
anaesthesia is a common problem. The distinction between emergence delirium (ED) and …

BACKGROUND: Animals exposed to anesthetics during specific age periods of brain
development experience neurotoxicity, with neurodevelopmental changes subsequently …

Emergence from anesthesia can be associated with a wide spectrum of cognitive and
behavioral dysregulation in children, including delirium or acute brain dysfunction. This …

BACKGROUND: Distraction technology suitable for the perioperative setting is readily
available, but there is little evidence to show how it compares with oral midazolam in …