Utilization of Hypnosis for Postoperative Management in Children

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Prof Pentyala Srinivas based on his recent research on the Effectiveness of Hypnosis and Suggestive Techniques in Reducing Postoperative Side Effects in Children. Our main intention is to support and promote a high quality comprehensive evidence-based on the recent research from the highly qualified authors.

The increasing interest in recent years for suggestive techniques including hypnosis for alleviating postoperative symptoms that are parallel to the recent rapid expansion of other non-conventional alternative therapies.

Hypnosis is highly effective form of treatment for many mental, psychosomatic, and physical disorders, and it makes the person feel better by changing their perceptions and sensations especially in treating pain. For children Hypnosis could be used to yield effective results, as children have a vast imagination and lack full cognitive development and also it was found to be consistently more effective than control conditions in alleviating discomfort and  found to be as useful as midazolam in reducing  postoperative anxiety. It has also been suggested that hypno-anesthesia techniques can result in shorter hospital stays. Several studies have raised concerns with the use of general anesthetics at a young age causing negative effects in children such as neurocognitive and behavioral deficits. Children who had hypnosis before their surgery were found to be less distressed when compared to the children who undergo general anesthetics. Since from the ancient times as old as Mesopotamian, Mayan, and Indus Valley civilizations, hypnosis was seen as a cure to many physical and mental illness.

Nowadays Hypnosis is becoming more popular in surgical settings which can be an alternative option to avoid or to enhance anesthesia.

This article is published and released 1 issue in SciFed Journal of Surgery.

Author: Prof Pentyala Srinivas