None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Behavioral : The video-assisted preoperative education for tonsillectomy was developed based on literatures and clinical observation. Preoperative education was administered by a certified nurse anest
these children provided informed consent. The preliminary findings indicated that the 5-min video-assisted preoperative education was feasible. The hospital video was chronologically organized from th
Sponsors
CHA University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The eligibility criteria were children aged between 4 years old and 9 years old with an American society of anesthesiologists physical class I–II, chronic tonsillitis, tonsillectomy under the general anesthesia, stable vital signs, the ability to communicate, hospitalization with a primary caregiver, and agreeing to participate by patients' caregivers in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were children who had visual or auditory impairment, mental retardation, acute respiratory infection, hepatic disease, a history of agitation after the previous general anesthesia, and prophylactic administration of analgesics within 24 h before tonsillectomy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety;Pain;Delirium | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics (Age, Sex, Birth Order, Primary caregiver, Previous hospitalization, Surgical experience). Clinical characteristics(Cause of tonsillectomy, Type of tonsillectomy, Surgery time, BMI, Induction by Ketamine, Intravenous fluid, IntravenousFentanyl ) | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactHye-Ja Park
CHA University
Outcome results
None listed