2024
Auricular laser acupuncture as an adjunct for parental anxiety management during children's surgery: A randomized‐controlled study
Lin W, Fortier M, Cortes H, Kain Z, Wang S, Li G. Auricular laser acupuncture as an adjunct for parental anxiety management during children's surgery: A randomized‐controlled study. Pediatric Anesthesia 2024, 34: 1231-1239. PMID: 39291464, DOI: 10.1111/pan.14998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-interventionParents of childrenSham acupunctureAuricular acupunctureLaser acupunctureRepeated-measures analysis of variancePlacebo control groupAnalysis of varianceRepeated-measures analysisParental anxiety managementControl groupAcupuncture systemAcupunctureIntervention groupPre-interventionRandomized-controlled studySelf-reported anxietyAssociated with higher levelsParent-reported anxietyChildren's surgeryNo adverse eventsAnxiety managementMitigate anxietyAnxiety levelsBaseline data
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 patientsAnesthesiaPreoperative anxiety and intraoperative anesthetic requirements.
Maranets I, Kain Z. Preoperative anxiety and intraoperative anesthetic requirements. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 89: 1346-51. PMID: 10589606, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199912000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative anesthetic requirementsTrait anxietyMaintenance of anesthesiaAnesthetic requirementsAnxiety levelsLow trait anxietyPropofol doseHigh trait anxietyLaparoscopic tubal ligationIntraoperative propofol requirementsAnesthetic stateDoses of anestheticsCross-sectional studyTubal ligationInitial doseBaseline anxietyAnxious patientsHypnotic componentState anxietyLarger dosesAnxietyInduction doseBispectral index monitoringPatientsDose
1997
Parental Desire for Perioperative Information and Informed Consent: A Two-Phase Study
Kain Z, Wang S, Caramico L, Hofstadter M, Mayes L. Parental Desire for Perioperative Information and Informed Consent: A Two-Phase Study. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1997, 84: 299. DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199702000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerioperative informationPerioperative periodParents of childrenParental anxietyTime pointsDay of surgeryCross-sectional studyParental anxiety levelsRisk informationPhase 2Phase 1Majority of parentsParental educational levelIntervention groupPossible complicationsControl groupInformed consentSurgeryOperating roomGroup assignmentTwo-phase studyAnxiety levelsSignificant differencesInterventionEducational levelParental Desire for Perioperative Information and Informed Consent
Kain Z, Wang S, Caramico L, Hofstadter M, Mayes L. Parental Desire for Perioperative Information and Informed Consent. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1997, 84: 299-306.. PMID: 9024018, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199702000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerioperative informationPerioperative periodParents of childrenParental anxietyTime pointsDay of surgeryCross-sectional studyParental anxiety levelsRisk informationPhase 2Phase 1Majority of parentsParental educational levelIntervention groupPossible complicationsControl groupInformed consentSurgeryOperating roomGroup assignmentAnxiety levelsSignificant differencesInterventionEducational levelInformation parents
1995
Measurement tool for preoperative anxiety in young children: The yale preoperative anxiety scale
Kain Z, Mayes L, Cicchetti D, Caramico L, Spieker M, Nygren M, Rimar S. Measurement tool for preoperative anxiety in young children: The yale preoperative anxiety scale. Child Neuropsychology 1995, 1: 203-210. DOI: 10.1080/09297049508400225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual analog scaleAnxiety levelsAnxiety ScaleYale Preoperative Anxiety ScaleInter-observer agreementAnalog scalePreoperative settingChildren's anxiety levelsIntra-observer kappaPreoperative anxietySurgical proceduresResearch neuropsychologistsOperating roomKappa analysisYoung childrenExcellent observer reliabilityNew assessment instrumentYPAS