Reducing Perioperative Anxiety and Postoperative Discomfort in Children With Hypnosis Before Tonsillotomy and Adenoidectomy: A Prospective Randomized Trial.

Background And Aims: Children undergoing tonsillotomy (TT) or adenoidectomy (AT) often suffer from anxiety before and pain or nausea afterward. Greater preoperative anxiety in children and their parents is associated with increased postoperative discomfort. The aim of our study is to test if a preoperative hypnosis intervention reduces perioperative anxiety and thereby alleviates postoperative discomfort.