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 measuresIntervention
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