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This Month in Anesthesiology
THIS MONTH IN Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 9A. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000363309.11417.43
Anesthesiology CME Program
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, A11. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000363308.11417.0a
Editorial
Long-term Cognitive Decline: Is There a Link to Surgery and Anesthesia?
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 931–932. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bc988f
Lung Water: What You See (with Computed Tomography) and What You Get (with a Bedside Device)
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 933–935. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bc99ed
Topics:
computed tomography
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lung
,
medical devices
Science Marches Forward: A New Tool to Study the Progress of Labor
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 936–937. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181ba3c46
Topics:
labor
“Above All, Do No Harm”: Hippocrates
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 938–939. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbcd2c
Topics:
anesthetics, local
,
dexmedetomidine
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neurons
,
neurotoxicity syndromes
,
ropivacaine
Special Articles
Perioperative Strokes and β-Blockade
Don Poldermans, M.D., Ph.D.; Olaf Schouten, M.D.; Felix van Lier, M.D.; Sanne E. Hoeks, M.Sc.; Louis van de Ven, M.D., Ph.D.; Robert Jan Stolker, M.D., Ph.D.; Lee A. Fleisher, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 940–945. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181ba3bf4
Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carriers: Current Status and Future Directions
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 946–963. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181ba3c2c
Perioperative Medicine
Long-term Cognitive Decline in Older Subjects Was Not Attributable to Noncardiac Surgery or Major Illness
Michael S. Avidan, M.B.B.Ch., F.C.A.S.A.; Adam C. Searleman, B.S.; Martha Storandt, Ph.D.; Kara Barnett, M.D.; Andrea Vannucci, M.D.; Leif Saager, M.D.; Chengjie Xiong, Ph.D.; Elizabeth A. Grant, Ph.D.; Dagmar Kaiser, M.D.; John C. Morris, M.D.; Alex S. Evers, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 964–970. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bc9719
Patterns of Communication during the Preanesthesia Visit
Raymond A. Zollo, M.D.; Stephen J. Lurie, M.D., Ph.D.; Ronald Epstein, M.D.; Denham S. Ward, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 971–978. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b8f7e3
Prevention of Atelectasis in Morbidly Obese Patients during General Anesthesia and Paralysis: A Computerized Tomography Study
Henrik Reinius, M.D.; Lennart Jonsson, M.D.; Sven Gustafsson, M.D., Ph.D.; Magnus Sundbom, M.D., Ph.D.; Olov Duvernoy, M.D., Ph.D.; Paolo Pelosi, M.D., Ph.D.; Göran Hedenstierna, M.D., Ph.D.; Filip Fredén, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 979–987. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b87edb
Metoprolol Reduces Cerebral Tissue Oxygen Tension after Acute Hemodilution in Rats
Tenille E. Ragoonanan, M.Sc.; W Scott Beattie, M.D., Ph.D.; C David Mazer, M.D.; Albert K.Y. Tsui, B.Sc.; Howard Leong-Poi, M.D.; David F. Wilson, Ph.D.; Gordon Tait, Ph.D.; Julie Yu; Elaine Liu, M.D.; Melissa Noronha, B.Sc.; Neil D. Dattani; Nicholas Mitsakakis, M.Sc.; Gregory M. T. Hare, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 988–1000. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b87f0e
Topics:
arterial oxygen tension
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brain
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hemodilution
,
metoprolol
,
rats
Halothane-induced Hypnosis Is Not Accompanied by Inactivation of Orexinergic Output in Rodents
Heinrich Gompf, Ph.D.; Jingqiu Chen, M.S.; Yi Sun, M.D., Ph.D.; Masashi Yanagisawa, M.D., Ph.D.; Gary Aston-Jones, Ph.D.; Max B. Kelz, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1001–1009. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b764b3
Anesthesia Prevents Auditory Perceptual Learning
Kristoffer C. Aberg, M.Sc.; Eric Albrecht, M.D.; Elisa M. Tartaglia, M.Sc.; Alain Farron, M.D.; Patrice Soom, M.A.; Michael H. Herzog, Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1010–1015. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000363310.19041.90
Topics:
perceptual learning
,
frequency discrimination
Should Anesthesia Groups Advocate Funding of Clinics and Scheduling Systems to Increase Operating Room Workload?
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1016–1024. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b8f6aa
Etomidate Targets α5γ-Aminobutyric Acid Subtype A Receptors to Regulate Synaptic Plasticity and Memory Blockade
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1025–1035. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbc961
Topics:
etomidate
,
gamma-aminobutyric acid
,
memory
,
neuronal plasticity
,
mice
Aprotinin Abolishes Sevoflurane Postconditioning by Inhibiting Nitric Oxide Production and Phosphorylation of Protein Kinase C-δ and Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β
Yoshitaka Inamura, D.D.S.; Masami Miyamae, M.D., Ph.D.; Shingo Sugioka, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Kazuhiro Kaneda, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Chika Okusa, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Anna Onishi, D.D.S.; Naochika Domae, M.D., Ph.D.; Junichiro Kotani, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Vincent M. Figueredo, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1036–1043. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbbf9b
Topics:
aprotinin
,
glycogen synthase kinases
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heart
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ischemic postconditioning
,
nitric oxide
Mechanisms of Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Secretion during Isoflurane Anesthesia
Katsuya Tanaka, M.D.; Takashi Kawano, M.D.; Takehito Tomino, B.S.; Hiroaki Kawano, M.D.; Tsuyoshi Okada, M.D.; Shuzo Oshita, M.D.; Akira Takahashi, M.D.; Yutaka Nakaya, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1044–1051. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbcb0d
Topics:
glucose
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insulin secretion
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isoflurane
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glucose intolerance
,
glyburide
Age-associated Changes in Cardiac Gene Expression after Preconditioning
Lixin Liu, M.D., Ph.D.; Jiang Zhu, M.D.; Peter S. A. Glass, M.B., Ch.B.; Peter R. Brink, Ph.D.; Ira J. Rampil, M.D., M.S.; Mario J. Rebecchi, Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1052–1064. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbcb2a
Topics:
gene expression
,
genes
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heart
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myocardium
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chemokines
Critical Care Medicine
Redistribution of Pulmonary Blood Flow Impacts Thermodilution-based Extravascular Lung Water Measurements in a Model of Acute Lung Injury
R Blaine Easley, M.D.; Daniel G. Mulreany, B.S.; Christopher T. Lancaster, M.D.; Jason W. Custer, M.D.; Ana Fernandez-Bustamante, M.D., Ph.D.; Elizabeth Colantuoni, Ph.D.; Brett A. Simon, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1065–1074. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bc99cf
Topics:
extravascular lung water
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pulmonary circulation
,
thermodilution
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acute lung injury
,
lung
Prevalence of Delirium with Dexmedetomidine Compared with Morphine Based Therapy after Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial (DEXmedetomidine COmpared to Morphine-DEXCOM Study)
Yahya Shehabi, F.J.F.I.C.M.; Peter Grant, F.R.A.C.S.; Hugh Wolfenden, F.R.A.C.S.; Naomi Hammond, M.N.; Frances Bass, B.N.; Michelle Campbell, B.N.; Jack Chen, Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1075–1084. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b6a783
Topics:
cardiac surgery procedures
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delirium
,
dexmedetomidine
,
morphine
,
sedation procedure
Pulmonary Capillary Blood Flow and Cardiac Output Measurement by Partial Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Receiving Lung Protective Ventilation
Jérôme Allardet-Servent, M.D., M.Sc.; Jean-Marie Forel, M.D., M.Sc.; Antoine Roch, M.D., Ph.D.; Laurent Chiche, M.D., M.Sc.; Christophe Guervilly, M.D., M.Sc.; Fouad Bouzana, M.D.; Agnès Vincent, M.D.; Marc Gainnier, M.D., Ph.D.; Anderson Loundou, Ph.D.; Laurent Papazian, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1085–1092. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b8f676
Pain Medicine
Mathematical Modeling of the Pain and Progress of the First Stage of Nulliparous Labor
Jozef Debiec, M.D.; Jessamyn Conell-Price, B.A.; Jennifer Evansmith; Steven L. Shafer, M.D.; Pamela Flood, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1093–1110. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181ba3f28
Topics:
labor
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pain
,
ethnic group
,
labor pain
,
cervix dilated
Perineural Dexmedetomidine Added to Ropivacaine Causes a Dose-dependent Increase in the Duration of Thermal Antinociception in Sciatic Nerve Block in Rat
Chad M. Brummett, M.D.; Amrita K. Padda, B.A.; Francesco S. Amodeo, B.S.; Kathleen B. Welch, M.A., M.P.H.; Ralph Lydic, Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1111–1119. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbcc26
Topics:
dexmedetomidine
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ropivacaine
,
sciatic nerve block
,
rats
Age-dependent Bupivacaine-induced Muscle Toxicity during Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block in Rats
Karine Nouette-Gaulain, M.D., Ph.D.; Christophe Dadure, M.D., M.Sc.; Didier Morau, M.D., M.Sc.; Claire Pertuiset, Ph.D.; Olivier Galbes, Ph.D.; Maurice Hayot; Jacques Mercier, M.D., Ph.D.; François Sztark, M.D., Ph.D.; Rodrigue Rossignol, Ph.D.; Xavier Capdevila, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1120–1127. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbc949
Topics:
bupivacaine
,
continuous peripheral nerve block
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myotoxicity
,
rats
,
adult
Differences in Quantitative Architecture of Sciatic Nerve May Explain Differences in Potential Vulnerability to Nerve Injury, Onset Time, and Minimum Effective Anesthetic Volume
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1128–1134. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbc72a
Topics:
nerve injuries
,
sciatic nerve
,
symptom onset
Ultrasound Evaluation of the Sacral Area and Comparison of Sacral Interspinous and Hiatal Approach for Caudal Block in Children
Seo K. Shin, M.D.; Jeong Yeon Hong, M.D., Ph.D.; Won Oak Kim, M.D.; Bon Nyeo Koo, M.D., Ph.D.; Jee Eun Kim, M.D.; Hae Keum Kil, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1135–1140. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bc6dd4
Topics:
anesthesia, caudal
,
child
,
ultrasonography
,
second heart sound, s2
,
puncture wound
Education
Anaphylaxis and Anesthesia: Controversies and New Insights
Pascale Dewachter, M.D., Ph.D.; Claudie Mouton-Faivre, M.D.; Charles W. Emala, M.D.; Bruno Riou, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1141–1150. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbd443
Case Reports
Acquired Factor VIII Inhibitor
Alexander Brack, M.D., D.E.A.A.; Stephan Vögeler, M.D.; Justus Hilpert, M.D.; Gerd Berger, M.D.; Heinz J. Buhr, M.D.; Jürgen Koscielny, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1151–1154. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b64ad2
Tube-in-tube Emergency Airway Management after a Bitten Endotracheal Tube Caused by Repetitive Transcranial Electrical Stimulation during Spinal Cord Surgery
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1155–1157. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b8f694
Correspondence
Importance of Clinical Relevance in Clinical Trials
Heather Loane, M.B.B.S., B.Med.Sci.; James Shannon, M.B., B.C.H., B.A.O., B.Med.Sci., F.C.A.R.C.S.I.; Patrick Thornton, M.B., B.C.H., B.A.O., B.Med.Sci., F.C.A.R.C.S.I.; Jessica Tyler, B.Sc.; Roanne Preston, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1158. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b87ef9
Balancing the Force of Direct Laryngoscopy with Manual In-Line Stabilization
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1158–1159. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b87f33
Balancing the Force of Direct Laryngoscopy with Manual In-Line Stabilization
Bradley J. Hindman, M.D.; Brandon G. Santoni, Ph.D.; Christian M. Puttlitz, Ph.D.; Mazen A. Maktabi, M.D.; Michael M. Todd, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1159–1160. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b88805
All Glucose Measurements Are Not Equal
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1160. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181ba3a35
All Glucose Measurements Are Not Equal
Federico Bilotta, M.D., Ph.D.; Remo Caramia, M.D.; Francesca P. Paoloni, B.Sci.; Roberto Delfini, M.D.; Giovanni Rosa, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1160–1161. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181ba40c0
Professionalism Considerations
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1161. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b8f800
Professionalism Considerations
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1162. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b90f63
Role of p75 Neurotrophin Receptor in Isoflurane-mediated Neuronal Changes
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1162–1163. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbc177
Role of p75 Neurotrophin Receptor in Isoflurane-mediated Neuronal Changes
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1163–1164. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbc354
Difficult Mask Ventilation and Neuromuscular Blockade
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1164–1165. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bc6b2d
Anesthesia-related Mortality
Guillaume de Saint Maurice, M.D.; Albertine Aouba, M.D.; Françoise Pequignot; Yves Auroy, M.D., Ph.D.; Dan Benhamou, M.D.; Eric Jougla, Ph.D.; André Lienhart, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1165. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbc49b
Green Breast Milk after Propofol Administration
Torsten Birkholz, M.D.; Gerlinde Eckardt, Ph.D.; Stefan Renner, M.D.; Andrea Irouschek, M.D.; Joachim Schmidt, M.D.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1168–1169. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbc4b1
Reviews of Educational Material
Handbook for Stoelting’s Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease, 3rd Edition.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1170. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbce98
Topics:
guidelines
,
newborn
,
operating room
,
pediatrics
,
congenital heart disease
Stewart’s Textbook of Acid-Base.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1170–1171. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbceaa
Topics:
physiology
,
bicarbonates
,
weak acids
A Practical Approach to Obstetric Anesthesia.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1171. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bbcd11
Topics:
anesthesia, obstetrical
The Ether Monument: A Story of Beauty and Controversy.
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1171–1172. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bc62a3
Topics:
beauty
,
ether, ethyl
Anesthesiology Reflections from the Wood Library-Museum
The Horton Intercoupler
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 937. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000363302.42804.b5
New Yorkers Foregger and Connell
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1064. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000363304.80922.5f
Niemeyer's Hyosciamus
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1119. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000363305.88546.1c
Announcements
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF ANESTHESIOLOGY: EXAMINATIONS IN SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATION
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1173. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000363306.65675.57
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF ANESTHESIOLOGY: EXAMINATIONS IN SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATION
Anesthesiology November 2009, Vol. 111, 1173. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000363307.73299.8c
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