Keep Calm: Does parental preoperative anxiety affect post-tonsillectomy pain scores in children?

Clara Serdoura AlvesJoana DiasSara AzevedoFrancisco SousaMariline SantosJoao LinoLuis Meireles

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2024)

The present study establishes an association between preoperative parental anxiety, postoperative pain scores and the need for longer analgesic use in children undergoing tonsillectomy. This reinforces the importance of reducing parental anxiety and opens the door for further strategies to better post-tonsillectomy outcomes.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
sleep quality
young adults
patients undergoing
neuropathic pain
chronic pain
pain management
spinal cord injury
anti inflammatory
spinal cord
metabolic syndrome
weight loss