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AAP Grand Rounds 4:13-14 (2000)
© 2000 American Academy of Pediatrics
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The authors studied effectiveness of parental presence at the induction of general anesthesia as an anxiolytic and evaluated parental satisfaction. The study group consisted of 103 generally healthy children, 2 to 8 years old, scheduled for elective, outpatient surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital. All children were pre-medicated with 0.5 mg/kg midazolam syrup at least 20 minutes prior to the induction of anesthesia. Patients were randomized to 2 groups: parents present or not present at induction. The 2 groups did not differ in age, gender distribution, parental anxiety, visits to the preadmission center or prior surgery. Measurements of the childrens emotional state included
| Anesthesiology, Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA |
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