TY - JOUR
T1 - "Stay, give me your paw." The benefits of family-centered care
AU - Ambardekar, Aditee P.
AU - Litman, Ronald S.
AU - Schwartz, Alan Jay
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - The value of family-centered care in general and subspecialty pediatrics has been well documented in the literature. Translation of these principles into perioperative medicine has its logistical challenges; however, there are theoretical benefits. Specifically, pediatric patients with psychiatric diagnoses or special needs related to autism benefit from the incorporation of service animals into their daily routines. We describe the presence of one such service dog, at the request of our patient, during induction of general anesthesia. Consideration of the service dog as part of our family-centered care model improved the quality of care we provided this anxious teenager and her mother.
AB - The value of family-centered care in general and subspecialty pediatrics has been well documented in the literature. Translation of these principles into perioperative medicine has its logistical challenges; however, there are theoretical benefits. Specifically, pediatric patients with psychiatric diagnoses or special needs related to autism benefit from the incorporation of service animals into their daily routines. We describe the presence of one such service dog, at the request of our patient, during induction of general anesthesia. Consideration of the service dog as part of our family-centered care model improved the quality of care we provided this anxious teenager and her mother.
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U2 - 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31827ab89c
DO - 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31827ab89c
M3 - Article
C2 - 23408670
AN - SCOPUS:84878397538
SN - 0003-2999
VL - 116
SP - 1314
EP - 1316
JO - Anesthesia and analgesia
JF - Anesthesia and analgesia
IS - 6
ER -