Key result
In 2002, a significantly larger proportion of young children undergoing surgery in the United States were reported to receive sedative premedication compared with 1995 (50% vs 30%, P=0.001).
Why the study?
Has the use of preoperative sedative premedication and parental presence during induction of anesthesia in children changed between 1995 and 2002 in the US?
Population
Physician members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists in the United States
Comparison
Survey conducted in 2002 regarding preoperative… vs Survey conducted in 1995
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Reported increase in premedication use; leaves open optimal strategies for pediatric preoperative anxiety.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,362)
Yes
Has the use of preoperative sedative premedication and parental presence during induction of anesthesia in children changed between 1995 and 2002 in the US?
Absolute Event Rate: 50% vs 30%
p-value: p=0.001
Between 1995 and 2002, there was a significant increase in the use of preoperative sedative premedication and parental presence during anesthesia induction for children in the US.
Kain et al. (2004) conducted a cross-sectional in Preoperative anxiety in children undergoing surgery (n=1,362). Practice in 2002 vs. Practice in 1995 was evaluated on Proportion of young children reported to receive sedative premedication (p=0.001). In 2002, a significantly larger proportion of young children undergoing surgery in the United States were reported to receive sedative premedication compared with 1995 (50% vs 30%, P=0.001).
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