A prospective study comparing perioperative anxiety and posthospital behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder vs typically developing children undergoing outpatient surgery
Paediatric Anaesthesia Dec 15, 2017
Elliott AB, et al. - This study reports perioperative differences in child anxiety, parent anxiety, premedication patterns, induction compliance, and changes in behavior postprocedure among youth with autism spectrum disorder vs typically developing children. Researchers found that ratings of anxiety in both groups varied by reporter and setting, highlighting the importance of using multiple reporters in research of youth with autism spectrum disorder in the perioperative period. As regards to premedication patterns and induction compliance, differences were reported between the groups, however, no group differences were observed in terms of the level of negative behavior change after surgery.
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