Emotional reactions of surgical patients to hospitalization, anesthesia and surgery

When are parents helpful? A randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of parental presence for pediatric anesthesia

“…Alleviating and, perhaps more appropriately, preventing anxiety at this latter time-point is particularly critical, as elevated anxiety at induction has been associated with crying, sudden urination, increased motor tone, and attempts to escape from the medical personnel. [30][31][32] In fact, it has been noted that up to 25% of children have required physical restraint to facilitate anesthetic induction, 33 a situation that can lead to increased stress in both children and medical personnel. 34 A number of limitations of this study must be considered.…”

Psychological Adjustment Following Open-Heart Surgery

“…The assumption by several of the investigators quoted in the first chapter of this dissertation (Scott, 1961;Zwerling, 1955;Corman, 1958) that patients who experience post-operative behavioral reactions are psychologically disturbed pre-operatively finds partial support in the results of this investigation. On the basis of pre-operative findings, it may be assumed that there is greater evidence of psychopathology among those patients who subsequently "react" than those who do not.…”

“…Schneider, et al (1950), in attempting to predict good vs. poor recovery from surgery found age, sex, education, financial and economic status and duration of illness did not discriminate on the above dimension. Corman (1958) found no correlation between the incidence of post operative behavioral disorder and age, sex, religion, kind of surqery or anesthetic used. Although cited above as claiming 84% of major surgery patients in his study suffered from a pre-existing psychiatric disorder, he was unable to predict which of these patients would have a post-operative behavioral reaction.…”

“…, 1957;Zukin and Weiner, 1960;Zwerling, et al_. , 1955;Giller, 1962;Coodley, 1961;Corman, et al_. , 1958;Moore, 1960;Price, et al , 1957;Hackett and Weisman, 1960;Meyer, 1958;Greenspan, et al , i960;Scott, 1961).…”

“…Corman (1958), in a study of 43 major surgery patients, claimed that 36 of these patients (84%) had pre-operative psychiatric disorders. Of the total group, 40% experienced some sort of post operative reaction, with 4 patients (9%) having "severe" post-operative reactions.…”