2010
Auricular Acupuncture as a Treatment for Pregnant Women Who Have Low Back and Posterior Pelvic Pain: A Pilot Study
Wang S, Dezinno P, Lin E, Lin H, Yue J, Berman M, Braveman F, Kain Z. Auricular Acupuncture as a Treatment for Pregnant Women Who Have Low Back and Posterior Pelvic Pain: A Pilot Study. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2010, 30: 179-180. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000386846.90654.f1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 analysisParturients
1995
Thrombocytopenia in pregnant women who use cocaine
Kain Z, Mayes L, Pakes J, Rosenbaum S, Schottenfeld R. Thrombocytopenia in pregnant women who use cocaine. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 173: 885-890. PMID: 7573263, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90360-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow platelet countDrug-free groupPlatelet countCocaine groupHuman immunodeficiency virus statusCocaine-abusing parturientsRate of thrombocytopeniaIndependent risk factorAssociation of thrombocytopeniaCocaine-using groupIllicit drug useParturient populationSeropositive womenCohort studyPregnant womenDrug groupsPrenatal centersMedical recordsRisk factorsVirus statusMedical conditionsThrombocytopeniaIllicit drug usageNineteen subjectsOpiate group
1993
Cocaine Abuse in the Parturient and Effects on the Fetus and Neonate.
Kain Z, Rimar S, Barash P. Cocaine Abuse in the Parturient and Effects on the Fetus and Neonate. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1993, 77: 835. PMID: 8214673, DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199310000-00030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine abuseIntraoperative anesthetic managementUse of cocainePrecipitate deliveryPlacental abruptionPreterm laborAnesthetic managementOrgan involvementPremature ruptureSyphilis serologyPregnant womenPrenatal careHematologic systemIndependent contributorsCocaine useAlcohol useIllicit drugsParturientsNeonatesFetusesImportant predictorCocaineWomenAbuseAbruption