Citation

Kolz S, Fuchs R, Grill F, Gremel K, Redl G. Anaesthesist 2006; 55(3): 279-282.

Vernacular Title

Praoperative Psychoedukation bei einem schwer traumatisierten Kind.

Affiliation

Abteilung für Kinderorthopädie, Orthopädisches Spital Speising, Wien.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00101-005-0939-6

PMID

16244849

Abstract

N., an 8-year-old girl with a long term history of severe sexual abuse and maltreatment with consecutive mental disorders, was scheduled for surgery of clubfeet. The team consisting of an anesthesiologist, a psychologist and a pediatrician decided to prepare the girl for surgery without time pressure. In a first step we applied psychoeducation to obtain a certain degree of confidence. Psychoeducation is a special form of psychological treatment aiming to define cause and goal of surgery together with the patient and relatives. In a further step the anesthesiologist familiarized her with the surgical procedure and the operating theatre. Finally a careful anesthesia with a pain-free postoperative period was applied. Even extremely traumatized children can be prepared for surgery by the help of psychoeducative methods, without time pressure, a careful and pain-free anesthesia and an experienced team of doctors.

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