Key result
Elective general anesthesia leaves 76% of children with postoperative thirst and hunger alongside frequent pain.
Why the study?
What are the perioperative experiences of anesthesia reported by children and their parents?
Population
740 parents and 250 children undergoing elective general anesthesia at a large pediatric hospital
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
within 4 hours after awakening
Authors
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Supports symptom-focused protocol development in pediatric anesthesia; cross-sectional data leave open intervention efficacy.
Cross-Sectional (n=990)
No
What are the perioperative experiences of anesthesia reported by children and their parents?
Thirst, hunger, anxiety, and pain are common problems for children undergoing elective general anesthesia, highlighting areas for improving the pediatric perioperative experience.
Perrott et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Elective general anesthesia (n=990). Elective general anesthesia was evaluated on Perioperative anesthetic experiences (symptoms, worries, complaints). Following elective general anesthesia, parents commonly reported thirst and hunger (76%) and drowsiness (75%), while 64% of children reported preoperative worry and 55% reported postoperative pain.
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