2000
Preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in women undergoing hysterectomy A repeated-measures design
Kain Z, Sevarino F, Alexander G, Pincus S, Mayes L. Preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in women undergoing hysterectomy A repeated-measures design. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2000, 49: 417-422. PMID: 11182434, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3999(00)00189-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative pain responsePreoperative state anxietyPostoperative painPreoperative anxietyPain responseElective abdominal hysterectomyImmediate postoperative painPostoperative pain managementState anxietyAnalgesic consumptionAbdominal hysterectomyPositive predictorPerioperative periodPain managementSurgical managementMultiple time pointsPainRepeated-measures designTime pointsStudy sampleHysterectomySignificant positive predictorPerceived stressWardsAnxiety
1997
Desire for perioperative information in adult patients: A cross-sectional study
Kain Z, Kosarussavadi B, Hernandez-Conte A, Hofstadter M, Mayes L. Desire for perioperative information in adult patients: A cross-sectional study. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 1997, 9: 467-472. PMID: 9278833, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(97)00102-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPremedication 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