Adapting Perioperative Care for Neurodivergent Children - A Scoping Review

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Routine procedures often pose heightened challenges for neurodivergent children, resulting in increased need for perioperative care compared to the general population. Healthcare professionals’ reduced familiarity with infrequent neurodivergent diagnoses further underscores the necessity of evidence-based guidelines. As no guidelines currently exist, our study aims to review interventions, delineate key themes, and develop a checklist to aid healthcare professionals in navigating the perioperative process for neurodivergent patients.

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Article · Feb 2025 · 1 min read

In brief

This scoping review examines perioperative care adaptations for neurodivergent children, who face unique challenges during routine surgical procedures. The study synthesizes existing interventions and proposes an evidence-based checklist to guide healthcare professionals in delivering tailored perioperative support for this patient population.

Neurodivergent children require more perioperative support than neurotypical peers for routine procedures.
Healthcare providers often lack familiarity with less common neurodivergent diagnoses, creating care gaps.
No evidence-based perioperative guidelines currently exist for neurodivergent pediatric patients.
A structured checklist can help clinicians navigate perioperative care for neurodivergent children.
Tailored interventions are needed to reduce procedural anxiety and improve outcomes in this population.

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