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Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 9A. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000365133.42295.4b
Anesthesiology CME Program
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, A11. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000365136.03284.1b
Editorial
Opiates, Sleep, and Pain: The Adenosinergic Link
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1175–1176. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bdfa2e
Postconditioning and Controlled Reperfusion: The Nerve of It All
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1177–1179. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf1dac
Topics:
ischemic postconditioning
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neurons
,
reperfusion therapy
Perioperative Comparative Effectiveness Research: An Opportunity Calling
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1180–1182. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bfabb4
Too Much of a Good Thing Is Wonderful: Observational Data for Perioperative Research
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1183–1184. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c1496c
Perioperative Platelet Activation and the Inhibitory Effect of Milrinone
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1185–1186. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c155ee
Topics:
milrinone
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platelet activation
Pain Assessment, Sedation, and Analgesic Administration in the Intensive Care Unit
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1187–1188. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0d1b5
Topics:
analgesics
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intensive care unit
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pain measurement
,
sedation procedure
To Our Authors
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1189–1191. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c17414
Topics:
conversation
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peer review
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perception
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pharmacology
,
physiology
Special Articles
2009 in Review: Advancing Medicine in Anesthesiology
Alain Borgeat, M.D.; Timothy J. Brennan, Ph.D., M.D.; James C. Eisenach, M.D.; Hugh C. Hemmings, M.D., Ph.D.; Shiroh Isono, M.D.; Judy R. Kersten, M.D.; Eberhard Kochs, M.D., Ph.D.; Bruno Riou, M.D., Ph.D.; David S. Warner, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1192–1196. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c1879b
Topics:
anesthesia, local
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antibodies
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consciousness related finding
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etanercept
,
glucose
Perioperative Medicine
Neuroprotection against Spinal Cord Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury Induced by Different Ischemic Postconditioning Methods: Roles of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase–Akt and Extracellular Signal–regulated Kinase
Xiaojing Jiang, M.D., Ph.D.; Chunyu Ai, M.D.; Enyi Shi, M.D., Ph.D.; Yoshiki Nakajima, M.D., Ph.D.; Hong Ma, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1197–1205. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf1d93
Perioperative Outcomes after Unilateral and Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
Stavros G. Memtsoudis, M.D., Ph.D.; Yan Ma, Ph.D.; Alejandro González Della Valle, M.D.; Madhu Mazumdar, Ph.D.; Licia K. Gaber-Baylis, B.A.; C Ronald MacKenzie, M.D.; Thomas P. Sculco, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1206–1216. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bfab7d
Topics:
knee replacement arthroplasty
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mortality
,
comorbidity
,
demography
,
morbidity
Intraoperative Hypotension and 1-Year Mortality after Noncardiac Surgery
Jilles B. Bijker, M.D.; Wilton A. van Klei, M.D., Ph.D.; Yvonne Vergouwe, Ph.D.; Douglas J. Eleveld, Ph.D.; Leo van Wolfswinkel, M.D., Ph.D.; Karel G. M. Moons, Ph.D.; Cor J. Kalkman, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1217–1226. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c14930
Phosphodiesterase 3 Inhibition Reduces Platelet Activation and Monocyte Tissue Factor Expression in Knee Arthroplasty Patients
Satoru Beppu, M.D.; Yasufumi Nakajima, M.D., Ph.D.; Masayuki Shibasaki, M.D.; Kyoko Kageyama, M.D., Ph.D.; Toshiki Mizobe, M.D., Ph.D.; Nobuaki Shime, M.D., Ph.D.; Naoyuki Matsuda, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1227–1237. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c155ce
Sevoflurane Ameliorates Gas Exchange and Attenuates Lung Damage in Experimental Lipopolysaccharide-induced Lung Injury
Stefanie Voigtsberger, M.D.; Robert A. Lachmann, M.D., Ph.D.; Anik C. Leutert, M.D.; Martin Schläpfer, M.D.; Christa Booy; Livia Reyes; Martin Urner, M.D.; Julia Schild, M.D.; Ralph C. Schimmer, M.D.; Beatrice Beck-Schimmer, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1238–1248. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bdf857
Topics:
lipopolysaccharides
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lung injuries
,
propofol
,
sevoflurane
,
pulmonary gas exchange
Hepatic Effects of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Experimental Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Hendrik Freise, M.D.; Stefan Lauer, M.D.; Eva Konietzny, M.D.; Juergen Hinkelmann, M.D.; Evgeni Minin, M.D.; Hugo K. Van Aken, M.D.; Markus M. Lerch, M.D.; Andreas W. Sielenkaemper, M.D.; Lars G. Fischer, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1249–1256. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c1494e
Differential Role of Pim-1 Kinase in Anesthetic-induced and Ischemic Preconditioning against Myocardial Infarction
Jan Stumpner, M.D.; Andreas Redel, M.D.; Anna Kellermann, B.Sc.; Christopher A. Lotz, M.D.; Christoph A. Blomeyer, M.D.; Thorsten M. Smul, M.D.; Franz Kehl, M.D., Ph.D., D.E.A.A.; Norbert Roewer, M.D., Ph.D.; Markus Lange, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1257–1264. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bdf9f4
Comparison of Standard Polyvinyl Chloride Tracheal Tubes and Straight Reinforced Tracheal Tubes for Tracheal Intubation through Different Sizes of the Airtraq Laryngoscope in Anesthetized and Paralyzed Patients: A Randomized Prospective Study
Vassilios K. Dimitriou, M.D.; Ioannis D. Zogogiannis, M.D., D.E.A.A.; Amalia K. Douma, M.D., D.E.A.A.; Nikolaos D. Pentilas, M.D.; Despoina G. Liotiri, M.D.; Mitchell S. Wachtel, M.D.; Dimitrios Karakitsos, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1265–1270. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0ad5b
Topics:
endotracheal intubation
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endotracheal tubes
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intubation
,
paralysis
,
polyvinyl chloride
Propofol Facilitates Glutamatergic Transmission to Neurons of the Ventrolateral Preoptic Nucleus
Ke Y. Li, M.D., Ph.D.; Yan-zhong Guan, M.D., Ph.D.; Kresimir Krnjević, M.D., Ph.D.; Jiang H. Ye, M.D., M.Sc.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1271–1278. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf1d79
Topics:
cell nucleus
,
neurons
,
propofol
Susceptibility to Fraud in Systematic Reviews: Lessons from the Reuben Case
Emmanuel Marret, M.D.; Nadia Elia, M.D., M.Sc.; Jørgen B. Dahl, M.D., D.MSc., M.B.A.; Henry J. McQuay, M.A., D.M., F.R.C.A., F.R.C.P. (Edin.); Steen Møiniche, M.D.; R Andrew Moore, M.A., D.Phil., C.Chem., F.R.S.C., F.R.C.A., D.Sc.; Sebastian Straube, B.M., B.Ch., M.A., D.Phil.; Martin R. Tramèr, M.D., D.Phil.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1279–1289. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c14c3d
Topics:
fraud
,
cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors
Healthcare Provider and Parent Behavior and Children’s Coping and Distress at Anesthesia Induction
Jill MacLaren Chorney, Ph.D.; Carrie Torrey, B.A.; Ronald Blount, Ph.D.; Christine E. McLaren, Ph.D.; Wen-Pin Chen, M.S.; Zeev N. Kain, M.D., M.B.A.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1290–1296. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c14be5
Topics:
adult
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anesthesia induction
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child
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coping behavior
,
health personnel
Xenon Attenuates Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in the Rodent Prefrontal Cortex and Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn
Rainer Haseneder, M.D.; Stephan Kratzer, M.S.; Eberhard Kochs, M.D.; Corinna Mattusch, R.A.; Matthias Eder, Ph.D.; Gerhard Rammes, Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1297–1307. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c14c05
Topics:
prefrontal cortex
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spinal cord dorsal horn
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synaptic transmission
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xenon
,
rodentia
Critical Care Medicine
Pain Assessment Is Associated with Decreased Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit: A Post HocAnalysis of the DOLOREA Study
Jean-Francois Payen, M.D., Ph.D.; Jean-Luc Bosson, M.D., Ph.D.; Gérald Chanques, M.D.; Jean Mantz, M.D., Ph.D.; José Labarere, M.D., Ph.D.; for the DOLOREA Investigators
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1308–1316. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0d4f0
Topics:
intensive care unit
,
mechanical ventilation
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pain measurement
,
pain
,
sedation procedure
Differential Effects of Buffered Hypercapnia versus Hypercapnic Acidosis on Shock and Lung Injury Induced by Systemic Sepsis
Brendan D. Higgins, Ph.D.; Joseph Costello, M.B., F.C.A.R.C.S.I.; Maya Contreras, M.B., F.C.A.R.C.S.I.; Patrick Hassett, M.B., F.C.A.R.C.S.I.; Daniel O' Toole, Ph.D.; John G. Laffey, M.D., F.F.A.R.C.S.I.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1317–1326. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181ba3c11
Topics:
buffers
,
hypercapnia
,
lung
,
lung injuries
,
respiratory acidosis
Pain Medicine
Opioid-induced Decreases in Rat Brain Adenosine Levels Are Reversed by Inhibiting Adenosine Deaminase
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1327–1333. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bdf894
Topics:
adenosine
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opioids
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brain
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adenosine deaminase
,
sleep
Pronociceptive Effects of Remifentanil in a Mouse Model of Postsurgical Pain: Effect of a Second Surgery
David Cabañero, D.V.M.; Ana Campillo, B.Sc.; Evelyne Célérier, Ph.D.; Asunción Romero, D.V.M., Ph.D.; Margarita M. Puig, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1334–1345. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bfab61
Topics:
hyperalgesia
,
mice
,
remifentanil
,
surgical procedures, operative
,
infusion procedures
Serious Complications Associated with External Intrathecal Catheters Used in Cancer Pain Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Daniel Aprili; Oliver Bandschapp, M.D.; Christoph Rochlitz, M.D.; Albert Urwyler, M.D.; Wilhelm Ruppen, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1346–1355. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bfab9a
Topics:
cancer pain
,
catheters
,
hemorrhage
,
infections
,
nervous system trauma
Modulation of Morphine-induced Antinociception in Acute and Chronic Opioid Treatment by Ibudilast
Tuomas O. Lilius, B.M., Ph.D.; Pekka V. Rauhala, M.D., Ph.D.; Oleg Kambur, M.Sc. (Pharm.), Ph.D.; Eija A. Kalso, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1356–1364. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bdfa11
Education
Neurotoxicity of General Anesthetics: Cause for Concern?
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1365–1371. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf1d61
Topics:
anesthetics, general
,
apoptosis
,
brain
,
neurotoxicity syndromes
,
toxic effect
Classic Papers Revisited
Succinylcholine-induced Hyperkalemia and Beyond
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1372–1377. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0ad7c
Topics:
hyperkalemia
,
succinylcholine
Correspondence
Does B-type Natriuretic Peptide or Its Gene Polymorphism Predict Patient Outcome after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery?
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1378. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf1eb2
Does B-type Natriuretic Peptide or Its Gene Polymorphism Predict Patient Outcome after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery?
Amanda A. Fox, M.D.; Charles D. Collard, M.D.; Stanton K. Shernan, M.D.; Christine E. Seidman, M.D.; Jonathan G. Seidman, Ph.D.; Kuang-Yu Liu, Ph.D.; Jochen D. Muehlschlegel, M.D.; Tjorvi E. Perry, M.D.; Sary F. Aranki, M.D.; Christoph Lange, Ph.D.; Daniel S. Herman; Thomas Meitinger, M.D.; Peter Lichtner, Ph.D.; Simon C. Body, M.B.Ch.B., M.P.H.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1378–1379. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf2fc9
Learning Disability and Repeated Anesthetics: Drugs or Airway Management Issues?
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1379–1380. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0d6f6
Learning Disabilities May Be Related to Undetected Hypoxia
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1379. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0d4dd
“If the Odds Are a Million to One Against Something Occurring, Chances Are 50–50 It Will”*
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1380–1381. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0d71c
Anesthesia in Infancy Linked to Later Disabilities: Causation, Association, or Coincidence?
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1381–1382. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0d72f
Surgical Diagnosis Is an Important Variable to Consider in Postanesthesia Exposure–associated Learning Disabilities
Christopher L. Pysyk, M.D.; Kimmo Murto, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.; Sally Kuehn, Ph.D.; Dermot R. Doherty, M.B., B.Ch., F.C.A.R.C.S.I.*
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1382. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0d742
Hyperoxia in Pediatric Anesthesia: Time for Reconsideration?
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1383–1384. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0e13f
Hyperoxia in Pediatric Anesthesia: Time for Reconsideration?
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1383. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0d755
Hyperoxia in Pediatric Anesthesia: Time for Reconsideration?
Randall P. Flick, M.D., M.P.H.; Robert T. Wilder, M.D., Ph.D.; Juraj Sprung, M.D., Ph.D.; Slavica K. Katusic, M.D.; Robert Voigt, M.D.; Robert Colligan, M.D.; Darrell R. Schroeder, M.S.; Amy L. Weaver, M.S.; David O. Warner, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1384–1386. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0e228
The Need for Perspective
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1386–1387. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0e2bd
“Innocent Prattle” and the Quality of Scientific Discourse
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1387. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf1edc
Outpatients Do Not Need to Void after Short Neuraxial Blocks
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1388. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bfa8d3
“Innocent Prattle” and the Quality of Scientific Discourse
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1388. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf308e
High Positive End-expiratory Pressure and Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1389–1390. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c0d50b
High Positive End-expiratory Pressure and Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1390–1391. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c119f4
Reviews of Educational Material
Pain Review.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1392. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf1eca
Topics:
pain
Evidence-based Practice of Anesthesiology, 2nd Edition.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1392–1393. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf2047
Topics:
evidence-based practice
International Anesthesiology Clinics. Critical Care: Current Challenges and Future Directions.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1393–1394. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf2063
Oxygen.
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1394. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181bf2075
Topics:
oxygen
Anesthesiology Reflections from the Wood Library-Museum
Noel Gillespie's Diaries
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1270. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000365134.26155.be
Announcements
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF ANESTHESIOLOGY: EXAMINATIONS IN SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATION
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1395. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000365142.34671.3c
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF ANESTHESIOLOGY: EXAMINATIONS IN SUBSPECIALTY RECERTIFICATION
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1395. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000365143.11800.15
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR Meeting Abstracts: 2010 ANNUAL JOURNAL SYMPOSIUM
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1396. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000365140.27047.24
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR Meeting Abstracts: 2010 ANNUAL Anesthesiology/FAER Joint Conference
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1396. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000365141.27047.6d
Acknowledgment
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Anesthesiology December 2009, Vol. 111, 1398–1401. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000365137.10907.be
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