1999
Preoperative Anxiety and Intraoperative Anesthetic Requirements
Maranets I, Kain Z. Preoperative Anxiety and Intraoperative Anesthetic Requirements. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 89: 1346. DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199912000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative anesthetic requirementsMaintenance of anesthesiaAnesthetic requirementsPropofol dosesPreoperative anxietyBaseline anxietyHypnotic componentAnesthetic stateIntraoperative propofol requirementsLaparoscopic tubal ligationCross-sectional studyHigh baseline anxietyAnxiety levelsBispectral index monitorMore propofolAnesthetic regimenIndependent predictorsPropofol requirementsInitial doseTubal ligationLarge dosesPatientsState anxietyAnxious patientsAnesthesiaEffect of peripheral perfusion on accuracy of pulse oximetry in children
Villanueva R, Bell C, Kain Z, Colingo K. Effect of peripheral perfusion on accuracy of pulse oximetry in children. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 1999, 11: 317-322. PMID: 10470634, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(99)00054-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnesthesia, GeneralBiasBlood PressureBody TemperatureBody WeightCatheterization, PeripheralChildChild, PreschoolEquipment DesignEsophagusForecastingHemoglobinsHumansInfantLaser-Doppler FlowmetryLinear ModelsOximetryOxygenProspective StudiesRadial ArteryRegional Blood FlowSkin TemperatureThermometersConceptsPerfusion variablesPulse oximetryPulse oximeterBackward multivariate linear regressionObservational clinical studyRadial artery catheterChildren 10 yearsLaser Doppler probeLarge university hospitalArterial pressureArtery catheterIndependent predictorsSystolic pressureGeneral anesthesiaPeripheral perfusionUniversity HospitalPulse pressureClinical studiesEffect of perfusionIntraarterial catheterLow perfusionDoppler probeDoppler readingsOhmeda 3700Total hemoglobin
1997
Premedication in the United States: A Status Report
Kain Z, Mayes L, Bell C, Weisman S, Hofstadter M, Rimar S. Premedication in the United States: A Status Report. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1997, 84: 427. DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199702000-00035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSedative premedicationUse of premedicationHealth maintenance organization (HMO) penetrationYears of ageAge 3 yearsIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisAnesthetic careSedative drugsPremedicationPhysician membersSedative premedicantsAge groupsLack of consensusPremedicantAdultsAmerican SocietyAnesthesiologistsHMO penetrationChildrenHMO participationUnited StatesSurvey studyMarked variationQuestionnairePremedication in the United States
Kain Z, Mayes L, Bell C, Weisman S, Hofstadter M, Rimar S. Premedication in the United States. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1997, 84: 427-432.. PMID: 9024042, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199702000-00035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSedative premedicationUse of premedicationHealth maintenance organization (HMO) penetrationYears of ageAge 3 yearsIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisAnesthetic careSedative drugsPremedicationPhysician membersSedative premedicantsAge groupsLack of consensusPremedicantAdultsAmerican SocietyAnesthesiologistsHMO penetrationChildrenHMO participationUnited StatesSurvey studyMarked variationQuestionnaire
1996
Cocaine-abusing Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Section
Kain Z, Mayes L, Ferris C, Pakes J, Schottenfeld R. Cocaine-abusing Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Section. Anesthesiology 1996, 85: 1028-1035. PMID: 8916819, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199611000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-abusing parturientsCesarean section deliverySection deliveryCesarean sectionCocaine useOperative blood lossDiastolic blood pressureDiastolic hypertensionPeripartum eventsAbruptio placentaeMaternal morbidityObstetric outcomesCohort studyFetal distressBlood lossBlood pressureIndependent predictorsVentricular dysrhythmiasAnesthetic implicationsEpidural anesthesiaIschemic episodesPregnant womenPrenatal careUnivariate analysisParturientsPreoperative preparation in children: A cross-sectional study
Kain Z, Mayes L, Caramico L. Preoperative preparation in children: A cross-sectional study. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 1996, 8: 508-514. PMID: 8872693, DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(96)00115-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyPrevious hospitalizationPreoperative preparation programChild's ageMultivariable regression analysisAnxiety responsesPediatric outpatientsElective surgeryIndependent predictorsChildren's HospitalOutpatient surgeryPreoperative preparationAge of childrenPreoperative programSurgeryOperating roomOverall anxietyAgeHospitalizationChildrenRegression analysisHospitalPredictorsAnxietyIntervention