General anesthesia, conscious sedation, or nothing: Decision-making by children during painful procedures.
Karolina Zaneta MaslakCinzia Favara-ScaccoMartina BarchittaAntonella AgodiMarinella AstutoRita ScalisiSimona ItaliaFrancesco BelliaGregoria BertunaSalvatore D'AmicoMilena La SpinaMaria LicciardelloLuca Lo NigroPiera SamperiVito MiragliaEmanuela CannataMariaclaudia MeliFederica PuglisiGiuseppe Fabio ParisiGiovanna RussoAndrea Di CataldoPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2019)
Offering children the choice of medical support during invasive procedures allows for tailored support based on individual needs and is an effective modality to return active control to young patients, limiting the emotional trauma of cancer and treatment.