@article{ref1,
title="Preoperative psychoeducation for a severely traumatized child",
journal="Anaesthesist, Der",
year="2006",
author="Kolz, S. and Fuchs, R. and Grill, F. and Gremel, K. and Redl, G.",
volume="55",
number="3",
pages="279-282",
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.<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0003-2417",
doi="10.1007/s00101-005-0939-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00101-005-0939-6"
}