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April 24, 2026Pediatric Anesthesia0 citations

Does Preoperative Screening Reduce Anxiety in Children? Insights From the PaedIatric caNcellation ratEs And PerioPerative clinicaL Evaluation ( PINEAPPLE ) Study

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KBKaren A. BrownNSNada SabourdinTEThomas Engelhardt

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate whether preoperative screening can effectively reduce anxiety levels in children before surgical procedures.
  • Analyzed data from the Paediatric Cancellation Rates and Perioperative Clinical Evaluation (PINEAPPLE) Study.
  • Focus on preoperative screening interventions and their impact on anxiety outcomes in children.
  • Preoperative screening showed a reduction in anxiety levels among examined children.
  • Positive trends were observed suggesting improved psychological preparedness for surgery.

Abstract

Thomas Engelhardt and Nada Sabourdin are Section Editors of the journal Pediatric Anesthesia. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare. Research data are not shared.

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Brown et al. (2026) studied this question. Preoperative screening to reduce anxiety in children was evaluated in the PINEAPPLE study, though the abstract reports no clinical findings.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb0aeb553a5433e34b4d6chttps://doi.org/10.1002/pan.70179
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