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Anesthesia and analgesia · Apr 2006
Comparative StudyGiving toys to children reduces their anxiety about receiving premedication for surgery.
- Leonard Golden, Murali Pagala, Sujatha Sukhavasi, Dheeraj Nagpal, Ayeesha Ahmad, and Aruna Mahanta.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA. lganesthesia@yahoo.com
- Anesth. Analg. 2006 Apr 1; 102 (4): 1070-2.
AbstractChildren have increased anxiety during the preoperative period. The administration of oral premedication to children is often met with apprehension, reluctance, or refusal. We sought to determine whether giving a small toy to the children would decrease the anxiety associated with taking oral premedication. This was a prospective study involving 100 children 3-6 yr of age randomized into two equal groups. The anxiety of each child was assessed using the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale. The results showed significantly less anxiety in children who received a toy before oral administration of midazolam.
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