Pediatricians crucially prepare pediatric patients and families medically and emotionally, and coordinate logistics to ensure safe perioperative anesthesia care.
This report provides updated recommendations for pediatricians to ensure optimal medical, emotional, and logistical preparation for pediatric patients undergoing anesthesia.
Pediatricians play a key role in preparing patients and families for anesthesia and surgery by primarily addressing 2 major areas of concern. The first involves preparation and ensures that the patient is in optimal medical condition for surgery and that the patient and family are emotionally and cognitively ready for surgery. The second category concerns logistics and addresses the necessary communication and prerequisites to enable safe passage through the perioperative process. This revised report updates the recommendations for the pediatrician’s role in the perioperative preparation of patients.
Agarwal et al. (2026) studied this question. Pediatricians crucially prepare pediatric patients and families medically and emotionally, and coordinate logistics to ensure safe perioperative anesthesia care.