Detection and clinical impact of anxiety in Children undergoing general anesthesia compared to the standard of care of a pediatric hospital.

Detección e impacto clínico de la ansiedad en niños sometidos a anestesia general en comparación con el estándar de atención de un hospital pediátrico.

Authors

  • Rocío Angélica López García Pediatric anesthesiologist. Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, Aguascalientes, México.
  • Maria Jimena Barragan Lordoño Pediatric anesthesiologist. Instituto Nacional de Pediátrica, México DF, México.
  • Ignacio Vargas Aguilar Pediatric anesthesiologist. Instituto Nacional de Pediátrica, México DF, México.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v13i10.1016

Keywords:

Behavior change, perioperative anxiety, ambulatory surgery, pediatric

Abstract

Introduction: The impact of preoperative anxiety causes significantly postoperative pain, delirium, sleep disturbances, and other maladaptive behavioral changes that last for weeks or months after surgery.

Method and results: We performed an observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study in 97 children aged 7 to 10 years who underwent elective surgery. The manifest anxiety scale in children (CMA-R) were applied to them, frequencies, percentages and cross-tests were used to find factors associated with anxiety. The results are significantly compared with the literature, presenting anxiety in 52.5% of the patients, where the socioeconomic level influences that this occurs.

Conclusions: The study results demonstrate that the scale is helpful and attractive in detecting preoperative anxiety in children undergoing outpatient surgery compared to the standard care protocol in pediatric hospitals.

 

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Published

2021-11-03

How to Cite

López García, R. A., Barragan Lordoño, M. J., & Vargas Aguilar , I. (2021). Detection and clinical impact of anxiety in Children undergoing general anesthesia compared to the standard of care of a pediatric hospital.: Detección e impacto clínico de la ansiedad en niños sometidos a anestesia general en comparación con el estándar de atención de un hospital pediátrico. Revista Electrónica AnestesiaR, 13(10). https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v13i10.1016

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