“The problem of preoperative anxiety is very familiar to those who do a lot of pediatric care,” said Clyde Matava, MD, an assistant professor of anesthesia and the director of eLearning and Technological Innovations at the University of Toronto. “Midazolam and other medications are well known to be very effective, but sometimes they’re not appropriate for patients. So we wanted to see if we have a parent available virtually, would that have any impact on the patient’s anxiety at induction of anesthesia?”
