2001
Sensory Stimuli and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Kain Z, Wang S, Mayes L, Krivutza D, Teague B. Sensory Stimuli and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2001, 92: 897-903. PMID: 11273921, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200104000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of anesthesiaChildren Undergoing SurgeryPostoperative day 1Postoperative behavioral changesSensory stimuliPost Hospitalization Behavior QuestionnaireUndergoing surgeryBehavioral recoveryIncreased complianceStimulation groupDay 1AnesthesiaControl groupAnesthesia maskOperating room lightsSurgeryAnxiety of childrenBehavioral interventionsOperating roomChildrenBehavioral changesExhibit low levelsBehavior QuestionnaireInductionAnxiety
1999
Postoperative Behavioral Outcomes in Children
Kain Z, Mayes L, Wang S, Hofstadter M. Postoperative Behavioral Outcomes in Children. Anesthesiology 1999, 90: 758-765. PMID: 10078677, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199903000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative behavioral outcomesPostoperative day 1Induction of anesthesiaNegative behavioral changesPlacebo groupDay 1Multivariate logistic regression modelRecent stressful life eventsBehavioral changesFirst postoperative weekPostoperative behavioral changesPaucity of dataLogistic regression modelsPost Hospitalization Behavior QuestionnaireBehavioral outcomesMidazolam groupStressful life eventsPostoperative weekBehavioral recoveryIntervention groupPreoperative anxietyWeek 2Lower anxiety levelsSedative premedicationMeasures of anxiety