2016
Web-Based Tailored Intervention for Preparation of Parents and Children for Outpatient Surgery (WebTIPS)
Fortier M, Bunzli E, Walthall J, Olshansky E, Saadat H, Santistevan R, Mayes L, Kain Z. Web-Based Tailored Intervention for Preparation of Parents and Children for Outpatient Surgery (WebTIPS). Survey Of Anesthesiology 2016, 60: 1. DOI: 10.1097/sa.0000000000000190.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Web-Based Tailored Intervention for Preparation of Parents and Children for Outpatient Surgery (WebTIPS)
Kain Z, Fortier M, Chorney J, Mayes L. Web-Based Tailored Intervention for Preparation of Parents and Children for Outpatient Surgery (WebTIPS). Survey Of Anesthesiology 2015, 59: 254. DOI: 10.1097/01.sa.0000471746.85066.05.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Exploring the Impact of Cultural Background on Parental Perceptions of Children's Pain
Batista M, Fortier M, Maurer E, Tan E, Huszti H, Kain Z. Exploring the Impact of Cultural Background on Parental Perceptions of Children's Pain. Children's Health Care 2012, 41: 97-110. DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2012.656553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's pain expressionCultural backgroundGreatest misconceptionsHispanic parentsEnglishSpanishPain expressionChildren's expressionsEthnic backgroundWhite parentsLanguageParental attitudesMisconceptionsMore emphasisPerceptionHispanic counterpartsParents' perceptionsParentsParents of childrenOutpatient surgeryChildren's painBackgroundEthnicityPerception QuestionnairePain
2001
The Use of Auricular Acupuncture to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety
Wang S, Peloquin C, Kain Z. The Use of Auricular Acupuncture to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2001, 93: 1178-1180. PMID: 11682391, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200111000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Attenuation of the Preoperative Stress Response with Midazolam
Kain Z, Sevarino F, Pincus S, Alexander G, Wang S, Ayoub C, Kosarussavadi B. Attenuation of the Preoperative Stress Response with Midazolam. Anesthesiology 2000, 93: 141-147. PMID: 10861157, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200007000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo groupTreatment groupsPostoperative anxietyPreoperative sedativesPreoperative stress responsePlacebo-controlled trialFirst postoperative weekGreater reductionGlobal health indexAnalgesic consumptionIbuprofen usePlacebo injectionsPostoperative painClinical recoveryIntramuscular midazolamSurgery lengthPain recoveryPostoperative weekAnesthetic techniqueGeneral anesthesiaOutpatient surgeryPreoperative outcomesClinical significanceMidazolamSurgeryPreoperative 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
1999
An alternative method to alleviate postoperative nausea and vomiting in children
Wang S, Hofstadter M, Kain Z. An alternative method to alleviate postoperative nausea and vomiting in children. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 1999, 11: 231-234. PMID: 10434220, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(99)00035-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative nauseaGeneral anesthesiaTreatment groupsControl groupASA physical status IPediatric surgery centersPhysical status IElective outpatient surgeryVisual analog scaleChildren ages 6Intravenous ondansetronAntiemetic effectRescue therapyStatus IRecurrent nauseaAnalog scaleOutpatient surgerySurgery centersNauseaVomitingEffective treatmentTreatment sequenceAge 6SurgeryAnesthesia
1996
Preoperative 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 analysisHospitalPredictorsAnxietyInterventionParental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia
Kain Z, Mayes L, Caramico L, Silver D, Spieker M, Nygren M, Anderson G, Rimar S. Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia. Anesthesiology 1996, 84: 1060-1067. PMID: 8623999, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199605000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of anesthesiaSerum cortisol concentrationsLow baseline levelsParental presencePhysiologic measuresBaseline levelsCortisol concentrationsPreoperative behavioral interventionsMultivariate linear regression analysisOutpatient surgeryIntervention groupLinear regression analysisControl groupParent-absent groupBaseline temperamentAnesthesiaBehavioral interventionsChild's ageSignificant differencesChildrenRegression analysisInterventionLow trait anxietyTrait anxietyAnxiety