Anxiety in children undergoing surgery is charac-terized by subjective feelings of tension,
apprehension, nervousness, and worry that may be expressed in various forms (1) …

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: Video games have received widespread application in health care for
distraction and behavior modification therapy. Studies on the effect of cognitive distraction …

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 …

BACKGROUND: We performed this study to determine the beneficial effects of viewing an
animated cartoon and playing with a favorite toy on preoperative anxiety in children aged 3 …

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

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

Background: In children anxiety at induction of anesthesia is a common and important
aspect of the psychological impact of anesthesia and surgery. Previous studies examining …

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 …

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 …