2008
Development of a Brief Behavioral Intervention for Children's Anxiety at Anesthesia Induction
MacLaren J, Kain Z. Development of a Brief Behavioral Intervention for Children's Anxiety at Anesthesia Induction. Children's Health Care 2008, 37: 196-209. DOI: 10.1080/02739610802151522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreparing Children for Invasive Procedures and Surgery
Blount R, McCormick M, MacLaren J, Kain Z. Preparing Children for Invasive Procedures and Surgery. 2008, 93-99. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-476-6_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral interventionsChild anxietyMalleable variablesAdult behaviorBehavioral interventionsPresurgical anxietyOwn negative emotionsLevel of fearMedical anxietyAnxious emotionBehavior of parentsChildren's attentionNegative emotionsNegative temperamentChild distressPsychological interventionsChildren's fearsChild focusChild trainingNeed of interventionAnxietyStaff behaviorPainful aspectsChildren's painMedical procedures
2000
Parental Presence and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery
Kain Z, Mayes L, Wang S, Caramico L, Krivutza D, Hofstadter M. Parental Presence and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery. Anesthesiology 2000, 92: 939-946. PMID: 10754612, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200004000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPPIA groupSedative groupOverall careParental presenceParental satisfactionOperating roomParental anxietyInduction of anesthesiaPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsPerioperative periodOral midazolamOral sedativesPreoperative anxietySedative premedicantsAnesthesia maskChildrenSedativesAnxietyAdditive effectChild anxietyEndpointCareStandardized measuresInterventionPreoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Children: Is There an Association?
Wang S, Kain Z. Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Children: Is There an Association? Anesthesia & Analgesia 2000, 90: 571-575. PMID: 10702439, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200003000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostanesthesia care unitPostoperative nauseaPreoperative holding areaPreoperative anxietyOpioid consumptionPredictive valueMultivariate logistic regression modelAbsence of PONVOccurrence of PONVPerioperative opioid consumptionIncidence of nauseaOccurrence of nauseaAbsence of vomitingInduction of anesthesiaCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelsChild anxietyHolding areaCare unitGeneral anesthesiaOutpatient surgeryPotential confoundersUnivariate analysisNauseaVomiting