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November 2007

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This Month in Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology CME Program
Editorial
Clinical Science
Laboratory Investigations
Review Article
Case Reports
Correspondence
Reviews of Educational Material
Erratum

This Month in Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 5A. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000291188.07466.b5

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Anesthesiology CME Program

Instructions for Obtaining Journal CME Credit

Peter L. Bailey, M.D.; Leslie C. Jameson, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 865–866. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000295066.74990.9b

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Editorial

Hypertonic Saline for Craniotomy?

David L. McDonagh, M.D.; David S. Warner, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 689–691. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000286923.77106.63

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Experience ≠ Expertise: Can Simulation Be Used to Tell the Difference?

Matthew B. Weinger, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 691–694. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287288.83609.c4

View Articletitled, Experience ≠ Expertise: Can Simulation Be Used to Tell the Difference?

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Noble Meets Nouveau: A Shared Anesthetic Binding Site for Xenon and Isoflurane on a Glutamate Receptor

Hugh C. Hemmings, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 694–696. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287289.03790.1b

View Articletitled, Noble Meets Nouveau: A Shared Anesthetic Binding Site for Xenon and Isoflurane on a Glutamate Receptor

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Clinical Science

Effect of Equiosmolar Solutions of Mannitol versus Hypertonic Saline on Intraoperative Brain Relaxation and Electrolyte Balance

Irene Rozet, M.D.; Nuj Tontisirin, M.D.; Saipin Muangman, M.D.; Monica S. Vavilala, M.D.; Michael J. Souter, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.A.; Lorri A. Lee, M.D.; M Sean Kincaid, M.D.; Gavin W. Britz, M.D., M.P.H.; Arthur M. Lam, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 697–704. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000286980.92759.94

View Articletitled, Effect of Equiosmolar Solutions of Mannitol versus Hypertonic Saline on Intraoperative Brain Relaxation and Electrolyte Balance

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Performance of Residents and Anesthesiologists in a Simulation-based Skill Assessment

David J. Murray, M.D.; John R. Boulet, Ph.D.; Michael Avidan, M.D.; Joseph F. Kras, M.D.; Bernadette Henrichs, C.R.N.A.; Julie Woodhouse, R.N.; Alex S. Evers, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 705–713. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000286926.01083.9d

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Laryngeal Mask Airway Is Associated with an Increased Incidence of Adverse Respiratory Events in Children with Recent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Britta S. von Ungern-Sternberg, M.D.; Krisztina Boda, Ph.D.; Craig Schwab, M.D.; Craig Sims, M.D.; Chris Johnson, M.D.; Walid Habre, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 714–719. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000286925.25272.b5

View Articletitled, Laryngeal Mask Airway Is Associated with an Increased Incidence of Adverse Respiratory Events in Children with Recent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

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A Randomized Trial of Ultrasound Image–based Skin Surface Marking versus Real-time Ultrasound-guided Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization in Infants

Koji Hosokawa, M.D.; Nobuaki Shime, M.D., Ph.D.; Yuko Kato, M.D.; Satoru Hashimoto, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 720–724. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287024.19704.96

View Articletitled, A Randomized Trial of Ultrasound Image–based Skin Surface Marking versus Real-time Ultrasound-guided Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization in Infants

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Effects of the Beach Chair Position, Positive End-expiratory Pressure, and Pneumoperitoneum on Respiratory Function in Morbidly Obese Patients during Anesthesia and Paralysis

Franco Valenza, M.D.; Federica Vagginelli, M.D.; Alberto Tiby, M.D.; Silvia Francesconi, M.D.; Giulio Ronzoni, M.D.; Massimiliano Guglielmi, M.D.; Marco Zappa, M.D.; Ezio Lattuada, M.D.; Luciano Gattinoni, M.D., F.R.C.P.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 725–732. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287026.61782.a6

View Articletitled, Effects of the Beach Chair Position, Positive End-expiratory Pressure, and Pneumoperitoneum on Respiratory Function in Morbidly Obese Patients during Anesthesia and Paralysis

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A Single Dose of Propofol at the End of Surgery for the Prevention of Emergence Agitation in Children Undergoing Strabismus Surgery during Sevoflurane Anesthesia

Marie T. Aouad, M.D.; Vanda G. Yazbeck-Karam, M.D.; Viviane G. Nasr, M.D.; Mohamad F. El-Khatib, Ph.D.; Ghassan E. Kanazi, M.D.; Jamal H. Bleik, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 733–738. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287009.46896.a7

View Articletitled, A Single Dose of Propofol at the End of Surgery for the Prevention of Emergence Agitation in Children Undergoing Strabismus Surgery during Sevoflurane Anesthesia

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Deterioration of Regional Wall Motion Immediately after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Is Associated with Long-term Major Adverse Cardiac Events

Madhav Swaminathan, M.D., F.A.S.E., F.A.H.A.; Richard W. Morris, Ph.D.; Daniel D. De Meyts, M.D.; Mihai V. Podgoreanu, M.D., F.A.S.E.; James G. Jollis, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Hilary P. Grocott, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.A.S.E.; Carmelo A. Milano, M.D.; Mark F. Newman, M.D.; Joseph P. Mathew, M.D., F.A.S.E.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 739–745. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287008.70453.81

View Articletitled, Deterioration of Regional Wall Motion Immediately after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Is Associated with Long-term Major Adverse Cardiac Events

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Cerebral Cortex Activation during Experimentally Induced Ventilator Fighting in Normal Humans Receiving Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation

Mathieu Raux, M.D., Ph.D.; Patrick Ray, M.D.; Maura Prella, M.D.; Alexandre Duguet, M.D., Ph.D.; Alexandre Demoule, M.D., Ph.D.; Thomas Similowski, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 746–755. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287005.58761.e8

View Articletitled, Cerebral Cortex Activation during Experimentally Induced Ventilator Fighting in Normal Humans Receiving Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation

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Laboratory Investigations

Competitive Inhibition at the Glycine Site of the N -Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor by the Anesthetics Xenon and Isoflurane: Evidence from Molecular Modeling and Electrophysiology

Robert Dickinson, Ph.D.; Brian K. Peterson, Ph.D.; Paul Banks, B.Sc.; Constantinos Simillis, M.B., B.S.; Juan Carlos Sacristan Martin, B.Sc.; Carlos A. Valenzuela, Ph.D.; Mervyn Maze, M.B., Ch.B.; Nicholas P. Franks, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 756–767. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287061.77674.71

View Articletitled, Competitive Inhibition at the Glycine Site of the N -Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor by the Anesthetics Xenon and Isoflurane: Evidence from Molecular Modeling and Electrophysiology

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Cerebral Air Emboli Differentially Alter Outcome after Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Rats Compared with Normal Circulation

Bettina Jungwirth, M.D.; Kristine Kellermann, D.V.M.; Manfred Blobner, M.D.; Wolfgang Schmehl, Ph.D.; Eberhard F. Kochs, M.D.; G Burkhard Mackensen, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 768–775. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287003.29685.c7

View Articletitled, Cerebral Air Emboli Differentially Alter Outcome after Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Rats Compared with Normal Circulation

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Hydrocortisone Preserves the Vascular Barrier by Protecting the Endothelial Glycocalyx

Daniel Chappell, M.D.; Matthias Jacob, M.D.; Klaus Hofmann-Kiefer, M.D.; Dirk Bruegger, M.D.; Markus Rehm, M.D.; Peter Conzen, M.D.; Ulrich Welsch, M.D., Ph.D.; Bernhard F. Becker, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 776–784. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000286984.39328.96

View Articletitled, Hydrocortisone Preserves the Vascular Barrier by Protecting the Endothelial Glycocalyx

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Dose-dependent Effects of Smoked Cannabis on Capsaicin-induced Pain and Hyperalgesia in Healthy Volunteers

Mark Wallace, M.D.; Gery Schulteis, Ph.D.; J Hampton Atkinson, M.D.; Tanya Wolfson, M.A.; Deborah Lazzaretto, M.S.; Heather Bentley; Ben Gouaux; Ian Abramson, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 785–796. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000286986.92475.b7

View Articletitled, Dose-dependent Effects of Smoked Cannabis on Capsaicin-induced Pain and Hyperalgesia in Healthy Volunteers

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Adenosine A¹but Not A^2aReceptor Agonist Reduces Hyperalgesia Caused by a Surgical Incision in Rats: A Pertussis Toxin-sensitive G Protein–dependent Process

Peter K. Zahn, M.D.; Heidrun Straub, Ph.D.; Manuel Wenk, M.D.; Esther M. Pogatzki-Zahn, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 797–806. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000286982.36342.3f

View Articletitled, Adenosine A1but Not A2aReceptor Agonist Reduces Hyperalgesia Caused by a Surgical Incision in Rats: A Pertussis Toxin-sensitive G Protein–dependent Process

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Differential Presynaptic Effects of Opioid Agonists on Aδ- and C-afferent Glutamatergic Transmission to the Spinal Dorsal Horn

Miho Ikoma, M.D., Ph.D.; Tatsuro Kohno, M.D., Ph.D.; Hiroshi Baba, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 807–812. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000286985.80301.5e

View Articletitled, Differential Presynaptic Effects of Opioid Agonists on Aδ- and C-afferent Glutamatergic Transmission to the Spinal Dorsal Horn

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Persistent Low-frequency Spontaneous Discharge in A-fiber and C-fiber Primary Afferent Neurons during an Inflammatory Pain Condition

Wen-Hua Xiao, M.D.; Gary J. Bennett, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 813–821. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000286983.33184.9c

View Articletitled, Persistent Low-frequency Spontaneous Discharge in A-fiber and C-fiber Primary Afferent Neurons during an Inflammatory Pain Condition

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Review Article

Nitric Oxide: Involvement in the Effects of Anesthetic Agents

Noboru Toda, M.D., Ph.D.; Hiroshi Toda, M.D., Ph.D.; Yoshio Hatano, M.D., Ph.D.; David C. Warltier, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 822–842. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287213.98020.b6

View Articletitled, Nitric Oxide: Involvement in the Effects of Anesthetic Agents

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Case Reports

Hepatotoxicity after Desflurane Anesthesia in a 15-month-old Child with Mobius Syndrome after Previous Exposure to Isoflurane

Geneviève Côté, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.(C); Sarah Bouchard, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C), F.A.C.S.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 843–845. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287196.15665.16

View Articletitled, Hepatotoxicity after Desflurane Anesthesia in a 15-month-old Child with Mobius Syndrome after Previous Exposure to Isoflurane

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Subacute Spinal Subarachnoid Hematoma after Spinal Anesthesia That Causes Mild Neurologic Deterioration

Joon-Hee Park, M.D.; Keun-Mann Shin, M.D., Ph.D.; Sung-Joon Hong, M.D.; Il-Suk Kim, M.D.; Sung-Keun Nam, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 846–848. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287195.65822.cb

View Articletitled, Subacute Spinal Subarachnoid Hematoma after Spinal Anesthesia That Causes Mild Neurologic Deterioration

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Correspondence

Cognitive Impairment due to Surgery or Postoperative Complications?

Joana K. Panni, Ph.D.; Moeen K. Panni, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 849. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287351.92953.38

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Cognitive Impairment due to Surgery or Postoperative Complications?

Daqing Ma, M.D., Ph.D.; Yanjie Wan, M.D.; Mario Cibelli, M.D.; Mervyn Maze, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.A.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 849. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287356.62988.9f

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Prevention of Vascular Air Embolism

Philippe G. Meyer, M.D.; Gilles A. Orliaguet, M.D.; Stéphane Blanot, M.D.; Thomas Baugnon, M.D.; Christian Sainte Rose, M.D.; Pierre Carli, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 850. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287347.49179.ee

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Gas Embolisms Revisited

William C. Culp, M.D.; William C. Culp, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 850–851. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287348.70351.a2

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Externally Pressurizing Salvaged Blood Reinfusion Bags: Predictable, Preventable Cause of Fatal Air Embolism

Jonathan L. Benumof, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 851. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287349.87497.4d

View Articletitled, Externally Pressurizing Salvaged Blood Reinfusion Bags: Predictable, Preventable Cause of Fatal Air Embolism

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Hair Splitting, Air Embolism, and Transesophageal Echocardiography

Georg A. Fritz, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 852. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287531.35507.89

View Articletitled, Hair Splitting, Air Embolism, and Transesophageal Echocardiography

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Vascular Air Embolism: Lung Injury and Its Pathophysiology Also Need to Be Considered

Anthony M.-H. Ho, M.S., M.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.C.C.P.; Manoj K. Karmakar, M.B.B.S., M.D., F.R.C.A.; Lester A. H. Critchley, M.B., Ch.B., M.D., F.F.A.R.C.S.I.; Beng A. Tay, M.B., B.Ch., F.F.A.R.C.S.I., D.A.B.A.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 853. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287350.01937.9e

View Articletitled, Vascular Air Embolism: Lung Injury and Its Pathophysiology Also Need to Be Considered

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Vascular Air Embolism: Lung Injury and Its Pathophysiology Also Need to Be Considered

Marek A. Mirski, M.D., Ph.D.; Abhijit Vijay Lele, M.D.; Lunei Fitzsimmons, M.D.; Thomas J. K. Toung, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 853–854. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287355.66818.d4

View Articletitled, Vascular Air Embolism: Lung Injury and Its Pathophysiology Also Need to Be Considered

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Sevoflurane and Epileptiform Extrapolation?

Roy G. Soto, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 854–855. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287346.20245.6b

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Sevoflurane and Epileptiform Extrapolation?

Benjamin Julliac, M.D.; Dominique Guehl, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 855. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287354.61016.b7

View Articletitled, Sevoflurane and Epileptiform Extrapolation?

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Nasotracheal Intubation in Children

Rajesh Mahajan, M.B.B.S., M.D.; Rahul Gupta, M.D.; Anju Sharma, M.B.B.S.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 855–856. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287344.94290.8f

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More about Telescoping for Nasotracheal Intubation in Children

Anchi Wu, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 856. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287345.18171.a2

View Articletitled, More about Telescoping for Nasotracheal Intubation in Children

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More about Telescoping for Nasotracheal Intubation in Children

Stacey Watt, M.D.; Jerrold Lerman, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.A.N.Z.C.A.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 856–857. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287353.31370.20

View Articletitled, More about Telescoping for Nasotracheal Intubation in Children

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Electroconvulsive Therapy: Compassion in Care and Risk–Benefits of Discomfort

Paul M. Kempen, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 857. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287343.24019.f4

View Articletitled, Electroconvulsive Therapy: Compassion in Care and Risk–Benefits of Discomfort

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Electroconvulsive Therapy: Compassion in Care and Risk–Benefits of Discomfort

Lawrence Litt, Ph.D., M.D.; Descartes Li, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 857–858. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287352.31778.50

View Articletitled, Electroconvulsive Therapy: Compassion in Care and Risk–Benefits of Discomfort

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A Prospective Study of Pain at Rest: Incidence and Characteristics of an Unrecognized Symptom in Surgical and Trauma versus Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients

Gerald Chanques, M.D.; Mustapha Sebbane, M.D.; Eric Barbotte, M.D.; Eric Viel, M.D., Ph.D.; Jean-Jacques Eledjam, M.D., Ph.D.; Samir Jaber, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 858–860. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287211.98642.51

View Articletitled, A Prospective Study of Pain at Rest: Incidence and Characteristics of an Unrecognized Symptom in Surgical and Trauma versus Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients

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A Post Hoc Analysis of Research Study Staffing: Budgetary Effects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act on Research Staff Work Hours during a Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial

Brian A. Williams, M.D., M.B.A.; Matthew T. Bottegal, B.S.; Kimberly A. Francis, M.S., M.P.A.; James J. Irrgang, Ph.D., P.T., A.T.C.; Molly T. Vogt, Ph.D., Dr.P.H.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 860–861. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287212.90397.6b

View Articletitled, A Post Hoc Analysis of Research Study Staffing: Budgetary Effects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act on Research Staff Work Hours during a Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial

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Reviews of Educational Material

Ambulatory Anesthesia: The Requisites.

Chuck A. Jetton, M.D.; Mark A. Warner, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 862. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287193.39678.c3

View Articletitled, Ambulatory Anesthesia: The Requisites.

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Cancer Pain Management.

Jon B. Obray, M.D.; Mark A. Warner, M.D.

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 862–863. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000287194.91383.79

View Articletitled, Cancer Pain Management.

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Erratum

CORRECTION

Anesthesiology November 2007, Vol. 107, 863. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000295065.67367.57

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