The Psychosocial Experiences and Needs of Children Undergoing Surgery and Their Parents: A Systematic Review

Surgery in children can be difficult for patients and parents. We aimed to summarize pediatric patients' and parents' psychosocial experiences and needs in surgery.We used the Ovid search engine and screened 877 abstracts across three databases to extract data on pediatric patients' and parents' surgical experiences.Our search yielded 11 eligible studies representing 1,307 children undergoing surgery and their parents. Children's adverse...