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This Month in Anesthesiology 

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 5A. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000316968.47647.b2

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Anesthesiology CME Program

Instructions for Obtaining Journal CME Credit

Leslie C. Jameson, M.D.; Richard P. Dutton, M.D., M.B.A.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 971–972. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318178dc99

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Editorial

Is It More Informative to Focus on Cardiac Output than Blood Pressure during Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery in Women with Severe Preeclampsia?

Eldrid Langesæter, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 771–772. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816bbe04

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Pressure Wave Analysis Is Useful to Understand the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia, but Perhaps Not the Rapid Changes during Cesarean Delivery

Alfredo L. Pauca, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 773–774. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816bbde5

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An Optic Nerve at Risk and a Prolonged Surgery in the Prone Position: Time to Reconsider?

René Tempelhoff, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 775–776. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816d91e9

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Special Articles

Gerard W. Ostheimer “What's New in Obstetric Anesthesia” Lecture

Alison J. Macarthur, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 777–785. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816bbd86

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Practice Parameter

Practice Advisory for the Prevention and Management of Operating Room Fires

A Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Operating Room Fires

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 786–801. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000299343.87119.a9

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Clinical Science

Hemodynamic Changes Associated with Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery in Severe Preeclampsia

Robert A. Dyer, F.C.A. (S.A.); Jenna L. Piercy, F.C.A. (S.A.); Anthony R. Reed, F.R.C.A.; Carl J. Lombard, Ph.D.; Leann K. Schoeman, F.C.O.G. (S.A.); Michael F. James, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 802–811. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000311153.84687.c7

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STOP Questionnaire: A Tool to Screen Patients for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Frances Chung, F.R.C.P.C.; Balaji Yegneswaran, M.B.B.S.; Pu Liao, M.D.; Sharon A. Chung, Ph.D.; Santhira Vairavanathan, M.B.B.S.; Sazzadul Islam, M.Sc.; Ali Khajehdehi, M.D.; Colin M. Shapiro, F.R.C.P.C.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 812–821. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816d83e4

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Validation of the Berlin Questionnaire and American Society of Anesthesiologists Checklist as Screening Tools for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Surgical Patients

Frances Chung, F.R.C.P.C.; Balaji Yegneswaran, M.B.B.S.; Pu Liao, M.D.; Sharon A. Chung, Ph.D.; Santhira Vairavanathan, M.B.B.S.; Sazzadul Islam, M.Sc.; Ali Khajehdehi, M.D.; Colin M. Shapiro, F.R.C.P.C.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 822–830. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816d91b5

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Part Task and Variable Priority Training in First-year Anesthesia Resident Education: A Combined Didactic and Simulation-based Approach to Improve Management of Adverse Airway and Respiratory Events

Ken B. Johnson, M.D.; Noah D. Syroid, M.S.; Frank A. Drews, Ph.D.; L Lazarre Ogden, M.D.; David L. Strayer, Ph.D.; Nathan L. Pace, M.D., M.Stat.; Diane L. Tyler, M.S.; Julia L. White, R.N.; Dwayne R. Westenskow, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 831–840. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816bbd54

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Anesthesia Depth–dependent Features of Electroencephalographic Bicoherence Spectrum during Sevoflurane Anesthesia

Kazuko Hayashi, M.D., Ph.D.; Teiji Sawa, M.D., Ph.D.; Megumi Matsuura, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 841–850. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816bbd9b

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Comparison of Bispectral Index and Composite Auditory Evoked Potential Index for Monitoring Depth of Hypnosis in Children

Heleen J. Blussé van Oud-Alblas, M.D.; Jeroen W. B. Peters, Ph.D.; Tom G. de Leeuw, M.D.; Dick Tibboel, M.D., Ph.D.; Jan Klein, M.D., Ph.D.; Frank Weber, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 851–857. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816bbd6e

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Sevoflurane Concentrations Required to Block Autonomic Hyperreflexia during Transurethral Litholapaxy in Patients with Complete Spinal Cord Injury

Kyung Y. Yoo, M.D., Ph.D.; Cheol W. Jeong, M.D.; Seok J. Kim, M.D.; Sung T. Chung, M.D.; Hong B. Bae, M.D.; Kyung J. Oh, M.D.; JongUn Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 858–863. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816c8a00

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Laboratory Investigations

Effects of Anemia and Hypotension on Porcine Optic Nerve Blood Flow and Oxygen Delivery

Lorri A. Lee, M.D.; Steven Deem, M.D.; Robb W. Glenny, M.D.; Ian Townsend, B.A.; Jennifer Moulding, B.S.; Dowon An, B.S.; Miriam M. Treggiari, M.D., M.P.H.; Arthur Lam, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 864–872. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816c8a30

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Hypertonic Resuscitation Improves Neuronal and Behavioral Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury plus Hemorrhage

Stacy L. Sell, Ph.D.; Marcela A. Avila, M.D.; Guangxiang Yu, M.D.; Leoncio Vergara, M.D.; Donald S. Prough, M.D.; James J. Grady, Dr.P.H.; Douglas S. DeWitt, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 873–881. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816c8a15

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Effect of Disrupting N -Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor–Postsynaptic Density Protein-95 Interactions on the Threshold for Halothane Anesthesia in Mice

Feng Tao, M.D., Ph.D.; Roger A. Johns, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 882–887. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816c8a8d

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Involvement of the Basal Cholinergic Forebrain in the Mediation of General (Propofol) Anesthesia

Fatem-Zohra Laalou, M.D.; Anne Pereira de Vasconcelos, Ph.D.; Philippe Oberling, Ph.D.; Hélène Jeltsch, Ph.D.; Jean-Christophe Cassel, Ph.D.; Laure Pain, M.D./H.D.R.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 888–896. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816d919b

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Differential Effects of Isoflurane and Propofol on Upper Airway Dilator Muscle Activity and Breathing

Matthias Eikermann, M.D., Ph.D.; Atul Malhotra, M.D.; Philipp Fassbender, M.D.; Sebastian Zaremba; Amy S. Jordan, Ph.D.; Shiva Gautam, Ph.D.; David P. White, M.D.; Nancy L. Chamberlin, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 897–906. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816c8a60

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Resuscitation with Lipid versus  Epinephrine in a Rat Model of Bupivacaine Overdose

Guy L. Weinberg, M.D.; Guido Di Gregorio, M.D.; Richard Ripper, C.V.T.; Kemba Kelly, M.S.; Malek Massad, M.D.; Lucas Edelman, B.S.; David Schwartz, M.D.; Nirali Shah, B.S.; Sophie Zheng, B.S.; Douglas L. Feinstein, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 907–913. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816d91d2

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Experience Is Not Enough: Repeated Breaches in Epidural Anesthesia Aseptic Technique by Novice Operators despite Improved Skill

Zeev Friedman, M.D.; Naveed Siddiqui, M.D.; Rita Katznelson, M.D.; Isabella Devito, F.R.C.P.C.; Sharon Davies, F.R.C.P.C.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 914–920. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816bbdb6

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Local Myotoxicity from Sustained Release of Bupivacaine from Microparticles

Robert Padera, M.D., Ph.D.; Evangelia Bellas, B.S.; Julie Y. Tse, B.S.; Daphne Hao, B.S.; Daniel S. Kohane, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 921–928. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816c8a48

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Glycine Transporter Inhibitors as a Potential Therapeutic Strategy for Chronic Pain with Memory Impairment

Mitsuo Tanabe, Ph.D.; Keiko Takasu, Ph.D.; Sachiko Yamaguchi, M.Pharm.Sci.; Daisuke Kodama, M.Pharm.Sci.; Hideki Ono, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 929–937. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816c9044

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Toxicology Profile of N -Methyl-d-aspartate Antagonists Delivered by Intrathecal Infusion in the Canine Model

Tony L. Yaksh, Ph.D.; Nicolle Tozier; Kjersti A. Horais, B.S.; Shelle Malkmus, R.V.T.; Michael Rathbun; Lisa LaFranco, D.V.M.; James Eisenach, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 938–949. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816c902a

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Review Article

Utility of the Photoplethysmogram in Circulatory Monitoring

Andrew Reisner, M.D.; Phillip A. Shaltis, Ph.D.; Devin McCombie; H Harry Asada, Ph.D.; David S. Warner, M.D.; Mark A. Warner, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 950–958. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816c89e1

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Case Reports

Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Support for Cardiogenic Shock Caused by Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Giacomo Grasselli, M.D.; Giuseppe Foti, M.D.; Nicolò Patroniti, M.D.; Roberto Rona, M.D.; Maria V. Perlangeli, Ph.D.; Antonio Pesenti, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 959–962. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816c8a78

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Correspondence

Cortical Electroencephalogram from Subcortical Electrodes rather than Electrosubcorticogram

Ville Jäntti, M.D., Ph.D.; Esa Heikkinen, M.D., Ph.D.; Seppo Alahuhta, M.D., Ph.D.; Raija Remes, R.N.; Kalervo Suominen, Phil.Lic.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 963–964. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816bbdcf

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Cortical Electroencephalogram from Subcortical Electrodes rather than Electrosubcorticogram

Marc F. Rey, M.D., Ph.D.; Lionel J. Velly, M.D.; Nicolas J. Bruder, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 964–965. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000311151.85247.f3

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Anticholinesterase Drugs and the Transplanted Heart

Steven B. Backman, M.D.C.M., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 965. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816d8403

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Anticholinesterase Drugs and the Transplanted Heart

Prasert Sawasdiwipachai, M.D.; Peter C. Laussen, M.B.B.S.; Leslie Smoot, M.D.; Francis X. McGowan, M.D.; Alfonso Casta, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 965. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816dcb73

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The Black Box Warning for Droperidol

Mitchel B. Sosis, M.S., M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 966. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816d810f

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The Black Box Warning for Droperidol

Gregory A. Nuttall, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 966. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816dc961

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Is There a Surgical Role for Topical Aprotinin?

Manu Sethi, M.D.; James M. Anton, M.D.; Charles D. Collard, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 967. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816c8aa4

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Reviews of Educational Material

Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors.

Paul E. Kazanjian, M.D.; Mark A. Warner, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 968. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816d8124

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Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine, 6th Edition.

Matthew J. Griffee, M.D.; Matthias J. Merkel, M.D., Ph.D.; Mark A. Warner, M.D.

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 968–969. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31816bbdf4

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Erratum

CORRECTION

Anesthesiology May 2008, Vol. 108, 969. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318176c115

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