Key result
Parental presence during induction of anesthesia did not significantly reduce overall anxiety, but diminished cortisol concentrations in children older than 4 years (P=0.001).
Why the study?
Does parental presence during induction of anesthesia reduce anxiety in children undergoing outpatient surgery?
Population
n=84 children undergoing outpatient surgery
Comparison
Parental presence during induction of anesthesia vs Parent-absent during induction of anesthesia
Design
RCT, randomly assigned
Follow-up
during induction of anesthesia
Authors
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Parental presence does not reduce overall anxiety; challenges routine use but extends evidence for cortisol reduction in children >4 years.
RCT (n=84)
randomly assigned
Does parental presence during induction of anesthesia reduce anxiety in children undergoing outpatient surgery?
While parental presence during anesthesia induction does not reduce anxiety for all children, it provides significant benefit for children older than 4 years, those with low baseline activity, or those whose parents have low trait anxiety.
Kain et al. (1996) conducted an RCT in children undergoing outpatient surgery (n=84). Parental presence vs. Parent absence was evaluated on Behavioral and physiologic measures of anxiety. Parental presence during induction of anesthesia did not significantly reduce overall anxiety, but diminished cortisol concentrations in children older than 4 years (P=0.001).
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