Surgery prep: What actually calms anxious kids before the operating room
Researchers are systematically comparing every known method—from drugs to distraction—to reduce anxiety in children facing surgery. The findings will help hospitals and surgical centers choose the most effective and safest approaches, potentially improving outcomes and reducing complications tied to preoperative stress.
Originaltitel: Preoperative interventions for reducing anxiety in school-age children undergoing surgery: a network meta-analysis
OBJECTIVES: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To compare the benefits and harms of pharmacological and non-pharmacological preoperative interventions (alone or in combination) for reducing anxiety in school-age children undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia, and to rank the interventions according to their efficacy and safety.