PMID: 9188115Jan 1, 1997Paper

Parental perceptions, expectations and preferences for the postanaesthetic recovery of children

Paediatric Anaesthesia
N SikichJ Lerman

Abstract

Improvements in anaesthesia have led to the introduction of rapid-acting agents which quicken recovery and decrease sleepiness. Whether parents believe a rapid postanaesthetic recovery is an advantage is unknown. Therefore, we evaluated the parental perceptions, expectations and preferences for the postanaesthetic recovery of children. One hundred and three parents of children having ambulatory surgery completed a structured questionnaire and the results of 101 are presented. Results indicate that 93% of parents expect their child to be sleepy after surgery. Seventy-four per cent of parents indicated they would prefer their child to be sleepy or tired in the first 24 h postoperatively. Eight-five percent of parents would not be upset if their child's discharge was delayed up to three hours because their child was too sleepy. Finally 45.5% of parents are extremely concerned about their child experiencing postoperative pain and 68% believe that their child would be in more pain if they recovered rapidly from the anaesthetic. These results indicate that rapid recovery from anaesthesia and quick discharge from hospital are not key expectations of parents of children admitted for day surgery. Parents associate a rapid recovery with ...Continue Reading

Citations

Jul 20, 1999·Paediatric Anaesthesia·S L LapinA M Reynolds
May 31, 2002·European Journal of Pain : EJP·Jan P H Hamers, Huda Huijer Abu-Saad
Nov 26, 2003·Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community·Philip Darbyshire
Oct 1, 2003·Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community·Denise A Jonas
Dec 14, 2018·Indian Journal of Pediatrics·Yan XinHuaDong Mao
Apr 25, 2006·Anesthesia and Analgesia·Giovanni CucchiaroYuelin Li

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