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Having a child undergo surgery is difficult for everyone. I know this from when our 2 year old underwent heart surgery when he was 2 months old. We were anxious, but we attempted to hide it from our child. It's good we did. According to an article in this month's Pediatrics, children who are anxious before surgery experience a more painful, slow, and complicated postoperative recovery. In a five-year study, the researchers recruited 241 children aged five- to 12-years-old who were scheduled to undergo elective tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. The personality characteristics of the children and their parents were assessed before the surgery. All of the children were admitted to a research unit following the surgery and postoperative pain and analgesic consumption were recorded every hour. After 24 hours in the hospital, the children were discharged and followed up at home for the next 14 days. The researchers found that anxious children experienced more problems emerging from anesthesia and significantly more pain both during the hospital stay and over the first three days at home. During home recovery anxious children also consumed significantly more codeine and acetaminophen and had a higher incidence of postoperative anxiety and sleep problems.
It's awfully hard not to be anxious before your baby or child undergoes surgery. Just don't convey your feelings to your child!
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