Viewing social media content about surgical treatments before third-molar surgery may increase patients' perioperative anxiety, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Oral and ...

The utilization of virtual reality was found to decrease preoperative anxiety in older patients undergoing open-heart surgery, according to a study published Jan. 4 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. One ...

New research presented at this year's World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (Aug. 28 - Sept. 2) shows that allowing children to use iPads to distract them before surgery requiring ...

FARGO — Essentia Health’s Fargo hospital has introduced a new sensory path to help ease anxiety for children heading into surgery. The path, located in the pre-op wing, provides a colorful, engaging ...

PHILADELPHIA — A new, computerized, mental health assessment tool may allow doctors to quickly identify children experiencing anxiety or depression before surgery, suggests new research presented at ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Virtual reality is used a lot for games and entertainment, but now it's being used to help reduce pre-surgical anxiety. The technology is being used with patients at Nuvance ...

Most kids go without clear liquids at least three times longer than guidelines recommend prior to surgery, a new study says. About 4 out of 5 children and infants (79%) are on liquid fasts far longer ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older patients often suffer delirium after heart surgery, but this seems to be unrelated to pre-surgery anxiety and depression, according to a new study. "Delirium is a ...

Even minor mental or emotional strain prior to surgery extremely hinders recovery in senior patients. Distressed elders often worried about financial burden, family care, and other social burden, ...