VAS-anxiety is a useful and valid tool to assess perioperative anxiety in children aged 7-16 yr. The influence of children's and parents' anxiety on children's postoperative pain suggests that VAS-anxiety should be recommended routinely for postoperative clinical practice to optimize anxiety and pain management.
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