Effect of Two Techniques of Parental Interaction on Children’s Anxiety at Induction of General Anaesthesia-A Randomized Trial

摘要

ObjectiveSeveral non-pharmacological techniques, such as parental presence and behavioral preparation, are used to decrease children’s anxiety at anaesthesia induction. We compared the mean anxiety score in children at the time of anaesthesia induction with two different physical techniques of parental interaction and a control group with no parent present. The secondary objective was to determine the face mask acceptance during induction.