Is the Compassion of Anesthesiologists Associated With Postoperative Pain and Patient Experience? A Prospective Cohort Study
Anesthesia Analgesia
Reviewed September 2025 by Dr Andrew O’Donoghue
This study, published in Anaesthesia & Analgesia (2025), investigates the role of anaesthesiologist compassion in shaping postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing same-day surgery. The...
3-Dimensional Virtual Reality Versus 2-Dimensional Video for Distraction During the Induction of Anesthesia in Children to Reduce Anxiety
A Randomized Controlled Trial
Anesthesia Analgesia
Reviewed January 2026 by Dr Tim Durack
This study did not find 3D virtual reality (VR) to be superior to 2D tablet audiovisual distraction in reducing anxiety during induction for children undergoing emergency or elective surgery. ...
The effect of augmented reality on preoperative anxiety in children and adolescents
A randomized controlled trial
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed June 2024 by Dr Jon Stacey
Augmented Outcomes or Virtual Benefits? Prior to a more thorough discussion, and for those with limited time, it must first be noted that the text of the abstract and that of the manuscript’s main...
The usefulness of a nasopharyngeal multiplex polymerase chain reaction system to screen pediatric patients with preoperative fever
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Reviewed September 2023 by Dr Neil Hauser
Summary: This single-center retrospective observational study investigated the utility of a PCR respiratory panel (PCR FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2.1, Biomeriuex) to determine whether surgery should...
Comparison of intravenous and inhalation anesthesia on postoperative behavior changes in children undergoing ambulatory endoscopic procedures
A randomized clinical trial
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed March 2023 by Dr Priya Sreedharan
This randomized, parallel, double-blinded clinical trial performed in an outpatient endoscopic clinic between October 2018 and December 2021 was designed to determine if intravenous anaesthesia was...
