Preoperative preparation workshop reduces postoperative maladaptive behavior in children

Abstract

The workshop appears to result in reduced preoperative anxiety and POMBs.

Prevalence and factors associated with preoperative anxiety in children aged 5-12 years

“…It is very likely that those waiting for the time to enter the operating room tended to express higher levels of fear and anxiety because they saw post-operated children distressed or crying. High levels of anxiety impair the recovery of children, and subsequently affect the physical and psychological health, impair the ability to deal with medical treatment and generate negative behavior regarding future health cares 1 , 4 , 7 - 9 .…”

Visual preconditioning reduces emergence delirium in children undergoing ophthalmic surgery: a randomised controlled trial

“…5 Furthermore, ED can increase the risks of suture dehiscence or accidental removal of intravenous catheters because of the confusion state, 6 and negative postoperative behaviour. 7 In addition to preoperative anxiety, postoperative pain, and volatile anaesthetics, 8,9 ophthalmic surgery is considered one of the important risk factors related to ED. 10,11 As the eyes are covered with ointment and patches after ophthalmic procedures, we speculated that visual disturbance after surgery may contribute to ED, and prophylactic eyepatch by covering the eye to be operated the day before surgery may reduce the incidence of ED.…”

Understanding primary outcomes, sample size calculation, and the perils of online calculators

“…Sample size was estimated using an online sample size calculator (http://www.spc.univ-lyon1.fr/ mfcalc/). 1 The formula for sample size calculation in a trial measuring superiority for a binary outcome is:…”