Video games better than tranquilizers at keeping children calm before surgery, study finds

“Letting children play video games on a Game Boy in the operating room before undergoing surgery can help relax them better than tranquilizers or holding Mommy’s hand, researchers say.”

Pediatric studies seem much more interesting to design and conduct than studies in adult medicine.

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