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ArticleThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2026

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

Inês Martins Esteves, Rita Pires, Márcia Pestana-Santos, Filipa Sampaio, Margarida Reis Santos

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Article in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Inês Martins EstevesSchool of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8867-7424
Rita PiresNursing School, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3983-7759
Márcia Pestana-SantosHealth Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4093-0291
Filipa SampaioUppsala Health Economics, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-5540-9853
Margarida Reis SantosSchool of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7948-9317

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis 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.

Indexed as

Anti-Anxiety AgentsAnxietyElective Surgical ProceduresPreoperative CareAnesthesia, GeneralChildHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAnti-Anxiety Agents

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PMCPMC12910671

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