Investigation of Parental Acceptance of General Anesthesia With Mask Induction in Children Undergoing Frenulectomy

Abstract

PurposeTo investigate parental acceptance of the use of general anesthesia with mask inhalation (GAMI) in the treatment of ankyloglossia. DesignParents of children with ankyloglossia received questionnaires to analyze the related factors of their acceptance of GAMI. MethodsFrom July 2017 to November 2020, 131 parents of children with ankyloglossia in our hospital were enrolled and received investigation questionnaires. A total of 129 valid questionnaires were returned. The level of acceptance was evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS). We described the parental acceptance in a statistical method and performed univariant and multivariate analyses to identify related factors using SPSS 20.0. FindingsA total of 129 (98.5%) parents completed the questionnaires. Only one patient (0.8%) experienced short-term (4 hours) abdominal bloating after surgery with GAMI. The average VAS regarding parental acceptance of the use of GAMI in the treatment was 43.80 mm (± 29.49), with only 17.8% of parents exhibiting a high level of acceptance of the anesthesia technique, while they had a relatively high level of satisfaction after surgery. ConclusionsParents had a low level of acceptance of using GAMI in the treatment of ankyloglossia before surgery due to various factors.