title: Crisis prevention in an outpatient surgery center.
abstract: For children about to undergo surgery and for their families, anxiety caused by the abstruse procedure and the child's separation can provoke a crisis. The author describes an outpatient approach to prevention.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Isaacs
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013531:Surgicenters