Association between family environment and emergence delirium in pediatric patients after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy: an observational prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preoperative anxiety in children is a known risk factor for Emergence Delirium (ED). The family environment may indirectly influence ED by modulating anxiety levels, but its direct role in ED remains unclear. The purpose of this study is to explore the associations between the occurrence of ED and family environmental factors in children. Identifying such associations may support the use of preoperative screening and targeted interventions to reduce ED risk.

Methods

In this prospective observational study, 334 children (3∼7 years) undergoing elective tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy were assessed. Preoperative visits recorded clinical data and used the Chinese Family Environment Scale (FES-CV) and State/Trait Anxiety Inventories (parental anxiety). Preoperative child a

SUBMITTER: Gao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12508891 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature