Interactive Tablet Compared to Oral Midazolam as Premedication in Preoperative Anxiety in Children

this study is a prospective,randomized, active treatment controlled trial.It enrolls 100 children . after written and informed consent,the study participants were randomly assigned using a computer generated table to one of two treatment groups prior to elective surgery. Group T: will receive an interactive tablet containing many cartoon's videos 20 minutes before the parental separation and until the anesthesia induction Group MD:will receive oral midazolam 20 minutes before parental separation with 0.5 mg/kg (max 20mg) Anxiety assessement was done using the Modified Yale Perioperative Anxiety Scale( MYPAS) at the separation of parents,the admission in the operating room and the anesthesia induction. Facial mask acceptance,post operative agitation (PAEDS score: Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence of Delirium) and parental satisfaction were also assessed.