Here are three things to know about the study:
1. The study was conducted by Dr Alicia Sánchez, department of anesthesiology, Hospital de Sagunto in Spain, and colleagues.
2. Researchers obtained written informed consent from the parents of 60 pediatric patients scheduled for tonsillectomy. Patients were randomly allocated to two groups — one that included the presence of the child’s parent during induction of anesthesia, group P; and patients who were separated from their parents at the entrance to the operating room, control group C. Thirty children were allocated to each group.
3. The researchers found that anxiety scores were much lower in group P than in group C, with the scores in group C increasing from the point the children were being separated from their parents. The patients also answered a questionnaire about their experience when leaving the post-anesthesia care unit. Overall quality was rated much higher in group P compared with group C.
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