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 …

Preoperative anxiety (anxiety regarding impending surgical experience) in children is a
common phenomenon that has been associated with a number of negative behaviors during …

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Comprehensive, readable, and clinically oriented, Stoelting's Pharmacology & Physiology in
Anesthetic Practice, Sixth Edition, covers all aspects of pharmacology and physiology that …

BACKGROUND: Midazolam is the most commonly used premedication in children. It has
been shown to be more effective than parental presence or placebo in reducing anxiety and …

Interventions The purpose of preoperative anxiolysis is to reduce a child's anxiety and
decrease the risk of negative postoperative behavioral changes. Preoperative anxiolysis …

We prospectively studied one hundred ASA physical status I–II children, ages six months to
six years, undergoing myringotomy surgery. Children were randomly assigned to one of four …

Background: The main objectives of premedication in children are to facilitate the separation
from the parents, to reduce preoperative anxiety, to smooth the induction of anesthesia and …

Midazolam is widely used as a preanesthetic medication for children. Prior studies have
used extemporaneous formulations to disguise the bitter taste of IV midazolam and to …

We studied the effect of oral premedication with midazolam on the recovery characteristics of
sevoflurane anesthesia in small children. In a randomized, double-blinded study, 60 …