Preoperative interventions for reducing anxiety in school-age children undergoing surgery: a network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To compare the benefits and harms of pharmacological and non-pharmacological preoperative interventions (alone or in combination) for reducing anxiety in school-age children undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia, and to rank the interventions according to their efficacy and safety.

SUBMITTER: Martins Esteves I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12910671 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature