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PreOpApp Kids

by LN WELSH MD ANESTHESIOLOGIST, LLC more by this developer →

#225,271 of 719,896 by ratings on Apple · #16,933 of 72,290 in Education

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Category: Education

Description

PreOpApp™ Kids is a patent-pending pediatric surgery preparation app with innovative technology designed to make preparing for surgery easier and less stressful for children and families.

Created by a pediatric anesthesiologist, PreOpApp™ Kids helps parents and caregivers prepare their child for surgery and anesthesia with child-friendly education, calming tools, fasting reminders, stories, and interactive activities.

Key Features:

Interactive Games: Engaging, age-appropriate activities that help children become familiar with the hospital and operating room environment while encouraging calm breathing, focus, and emotional regulation. Practice blowing into the anesthesia mask with Little Hottie™! Also practice making a calming, centering Mandala that will sync with your child’s heart rate on the day of surgery with Mandala Sync™!

Friendly Characters: A spark of courage flame (Little Hottie™), a cheerful goldfish, a cuddly sheep, a curious kitten, and other companions guide children through their surgical journey with warmth and reassurance.

Kid-Friendly Hospital Preparation: Visual storytelling helps children understand what happens before surgery, reducing fear of the unknown and helping them feel more prepared. Download the Dream Fetcher interactive book today, available in the Kid Zone of PreOpApp™ Kids.

Smart Guidance: Gentle, timely reminders that support surgical preparation, reduce last-minute stress, ease the burden on busy families, and help everyone stay on track. Enter your child’s arrival time for their surgery and this app will tell you what to do next to prepare your child. No stress.

Future versions of PreOpApp™ Kids are designed to support secure integration with hospital systems to further improve communication between families and their surgical and anesthesia teams.

Parent Resources: Practical guidance and tips for caregivers to help prepare their child for surgery with confidence.



Beyond Preparation: Utility on the Day of Surgery

Clinical Support: PreOpApp™ Kids can be used by anesthesiologists, CRNAs, CAAs, child life specialists, and other anesthesia team members to help support calmer transitions during induction of anesthesia. It can also support children in the preoperative holding area and provide comfort during transport to the operating room.

Physiology-Responsive Experiences: A key innovation of PreOpApp™ Kids is that its games gently synchronize with a child’s natural breathing rhythm and heart rate. Visual and audio elements flow in real time with the child, creating a calming, immersive experience that supports connection and comfort during anesthesia induction.

Motivational Challenges: Interactive games that invite children to remember playful details as they drift off to sleep — a modern, engaging alternative to familiar counting challenges like “How high can I count?” during anesthesia induction or counting sheep to fall asleep. Buy Mandala Sync™ today in the Kid Zone of PreOpApp™ Kids.



Why PreOpApp™ Kids?

Surgery can be overwhelming for children and families. By blending evidence-based approaches with engaging games and interactive technology, PreOpApp™ Kids makes preparation feel less scary and more empowering. 

Children learn what to expect, families feel supported, and the hospital experience becomes calmer for everyone involved.

Created by a pediatric anesthesiologist, PreOpApp™ Kids is designed to complement the care children receive in hospitals while giving parents peace of mind that their child feels safe, supported, and ready.

PreOpApp™ Kids: Turning surgery prep into a journey of learning, confidence, and calm — from at home to the operating room.

Educational guidance is based on published anesthesia guidelines and supporting literature: sources available inside the app.

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