Caregiver anxiety and the association with acute postoperative pain in children undergoing elective ambulatory surgery in a lower-middle-income country setting.

This study showed that preoperative caregiver anxiety is significantly associated with postoperative pain in children undergoing elective, ambulatory surgery in a LMIC setting (correlation of moderate strength). Interventions aimed at reducing caregiver anxiety should become an important component of the biopsychosocial management of postoperative pain in children.