TY - JOUR A1 - Aranha, Priya A1 - Sams, Larissa A1 - Saldanha, Prakash T1 - Preoperative preparation of children Y1 - 2017/1/1 JF - International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences JO - Int J Health Allied Sci SP - 1 EP - 4 VL - 6 IS - 1 UR - https://www.ijhas.in/article.asp?issn=2278-344X;year=2017;volume=6;issue=1;spage=1;epage=4;aulast=Aranha DO - 10.4103/ijhas.IJHAS_76_16 N2 - Surgery is a stressful and anxiety provoking experience for children. Millions of children undergo surgery every year. The majority of children experience significant preoperative anxiety which intern can affect their recovery. Preoperative anxiety may bring about physical and physiological changes in children, which can be particularly evident in terms of increased heart rate and blood pressure. To identify various strategies used to minimize the preoperative anxiety of children and update their clinical effectiveness among children undergoing surgery, the authors searched PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Cochrane Library for identifying the relevant studies and retrieved available literature. It is concluded that utilization of the strategies available to reduce the preoperative anxiety of children will be a promising intervention to reduce anxiety, to promote relaxation, satisfaction, and speedy recovery. Many of these techniques are simple, cost-effective and can be easily carried out by nurses. It is essential to use the age appropriate and individualized methods in preparing children for surgery. Further research is required to strengthen the evidence. ER -