Risk factors for requiring sedative when separated from guardians in pre-anesthetic childre
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Mental and behavioral disorders
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
Korean children of American Society of Anesthesiology physical status I or II, aged from two to twelve years old scheduled for surgery requiring general anesthesia were consecutively enrolled between January 2008 and March 2010.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria were children with neurologic abnormalities, psychological disorders, or developmental delay.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Children’s anxiety was measured in the preoperative holding room using mYPAS
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method number of siblings;birth order of the child;the type of the guardian;previous experiences of hospital admission or surgery;waiting time