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Year : 2017 | Volume
: 6 | Issue : 1 | Page : 1--4
Preoperative preparation of children
Priya Reshma Aranha1, Larissa Martha Sams2, Prakash Saldanha3
1 Department of Child Health Nursing, Yenepoya Nursing College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Paediatrics, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Priya Reshma Aranha
Yenepoya University, Mangalore - 575 018, Karnataka
India
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.
How to cite this article:
Aranha PR, Sams LM, Saldanha P. Preoperative preparation of children.Int J Health Allied Sci 2017;6:1-4
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Aranha PR, Sams LM, Saldanha P. Preoperative preparation of children. Int J Health Allied Sci [serial online] 2017 [cited 2023 Mar 28 ];6:1-4
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