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Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, A13–A18. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000476056.17502.e4
Editorial Board
Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, A17–A18. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000476055.09878.5a
This Month in Anesthesiology
This Month in: Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, A1–A2. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000476053.64136.2f
Science, Medicine, and the Anesthesiologist
Science, Medicine, and the Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, A21–A22. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000476057.94630.bc
Infographics in Anesthesiology
Persistent Postoperative Cognitive Decline?: The Pyramid of Evidence
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, A23. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000476058.02255.81
Topics:
cognitive impairment
,
persistence
Anesthesiology CME Program
Instructions for Obtaining Anesthesiology Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, A19. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000476054.71760.46
Editorial
The Fallacy of Persistent Postoperative Cognitive Decline
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 255–258. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000958
Topics:
cognitive impairment
,
persistence
What Can Electronic Anesthesia Records Tell Us about Resident Competence?
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 259–260. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000962
Searching for Meaningful Topics of Improvement in Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 261–263. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000921
Topics:
decision making
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extubation
,
healthcare payer
,
operating room
,
patient-centered care
Airway Command from 1700 to 1846: An Historical Review
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 264. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000956
Topics:
airway device
Platelets Reflect Biologic Complexity
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 265–266. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000960
Topics:
blood platelets
We Need More Reports of Global Health Anesthesia Articles
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 267–269. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000954
Topics:
world health
,
surgical procedures, operative
Practice Parameter
Practice Guidelines for Obstetric Anesthesia: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Obstetric Anesthesia and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 270–300. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000935
Topics:
analgesia (pain absence)
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cesarean section
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labor
,
obstetrics
,
opioids
Special Articles
An Anesthesiologist’s Perspective on the History of Basic Airway Management: The “Preanesthetic” Era—1700 to 1846
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 301–311. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000955
Topics:
airway maintenance
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respiration
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respiration, artificial
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resuscitation
,
lung
Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Science
Cognitive Functioning after Surgery in Middle-aged and Elderly Danish Twins
Unni Dokkedal, M.P.H.; Tom G. Hansen, M.D., Ph.D.; Lars S. Rasmussen, M.D., Ph.D., D.M.Sc.; Jonas Mengel-From, M.Sc., Ph.D.; Kaare Christensen, M.D., Ph.D., D.M.Sc.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 312–321. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000957
Prolonged Operative Time to Extubation Is Not a Useful Metric for Comparing the Performance of Individual Anesthesia Providers
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 322–338. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000920
Topics:
extubation
Platelet Counts, Acute Kidney Injury, and Mortality after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Miklos D. Kertai, M.D., Ph.D.; Shan Zhou, M.D.; Jörn A. Karhausen, M.D.; Mary Cooter, M.Sc.; Edmund Jooste, M.B.Ch.B.; Yi-Ju Li, Ph.D.; William D. White, M.Sc.; Solomon Aronson, M.D., M.B.A.; Mihai V. Podgoreanu, M.D.; Jeffrey Gaca, M.D.; Ian J. Welsby, M.D.; Jerrold H. Levy, M.D.; Mark Stafford-Smith, M.D.; Joseph P. Mathew, M.D., M.H.Sc.; Manuel L. Fontes, M.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 339–352. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000959
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarker for Alzheimer Disease Predicts Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Lisbeth Evered, B.Sc., M.Biostat., Ph.D.; Brendan Silbert, M.B., B.S., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; David A. Scott, M.B., B.S., F.A.N.Z.C.A., Ph.D.; David Ames, B.A., M.D., F.R.C.Psych., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P.; Paul Maruff, Ph.D.; Kaj Blennow, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 353–361. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000953
Dexmedetomidine versus Propofol Sedation Reduces Delirium after Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
George Djaiani, M.D., F.R.C.A., F.R.C.P.C.; Natalie Silverton, M.D.; Ludwik Fedorko, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C.; Jo Carroll, B.H.A.; Rima Styra, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.; Vivek Rao, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C.; Rita Katznelson, M.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 362–368. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000951
Topics:
cardiac surgery procedures
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delirium
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dexmedetomidine
,
propofol
,
sedation procedure
Severity of Myasthenia Gravis Influences the Relationship between Train-of-four Ratio and Twitch Tension and Run-down of Rat Endplate Potentials
Kazunobu Takahashi, M.D.; Tomohisa Niiya, M.D., Ph.D.; Yukimasa Takada, M.D.; Eichi Narimatsu, M.D., Ph.D.; Michiaki Yamakage, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 369–377. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000949
Topics:
end plate potentials
,
myasthenia gravis
,
rocuronium
,
train-of-four monitoring
,
rats
In Vitro Comparative Effect of Carbetocin and Oxytocin in Pregnant Human Myometrium with and without Oxytocin Pretreatment
Naida M. Cole, M.D., M.M.; Jose C. A. Carvalho, M.D., Ph.D.; Magda Erik-Soussi, M.Sc.; Nivetha Ramachandran, Ph.D.; Mrinalini Balki, M.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 378–386. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000940
Topics:
myometrium
,
oxytocin
,
pregnancy
Morbidity and Mortality after High-dose Transfusion
Daniel J. Johnson, B.S.; Andrew V. Scott, B.S.; Viachaslau M. Barodka, M.D.; Sunhee Park, M.D.; Jack O. Wasey, B.M., B.Ch.; Paul M. Ness, M.D.; Tom Gniadek, M.D., Ph.D.; Steven M. Frank, M.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 387–395. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000945
Topics:
erythrocytes
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morbidity
,
mortality
,
transfusion
,
thrombus
Impact of Perioperative Epidural Placement on Postdischarge Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
Karim S. Ladha, M.D., M.Sc.; Elisabetta Patorno, M.D., Dr.P.H.; Jun Liu, M.D., M.S.; Brian T. Bateman, M.D., M.Sc.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 396–403. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000952
Topics:
abdominal surgery
,
opioids
,
opioid analgesics
,
persistence
Perioperative Medicine: Basic Science
Sleep Homeostasis and General Anesthesia: Are Fruit Flies Well Rested after Emergence from Propofol?
Benjamin Gardner, B.A.; Ewa Strus, M.S.; Qing Cheng Meng, Ph.D.; Thomas Coradetti, M.S.E.E.; Nirinjini N. Naidoo, Ph.D.; Max B. Kelz, M.D., Ph.D.; Julie A. Williams, Ph.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 404–416. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000939
Topics:
diptera
,
propofol
,
sleep
,
drosophila
,
anesthesia, general
Inflammation Increases Neuronal Sensitivity to General Anesthetics
Sinziana Avramescu, M.D., Ph.D.; Dian-Shi Wang, M.D., Ph.D.; Irene Lecker, Ph.D.; William T. H. To, M.Sc.; Antonello Penna, M.D., Ph.D.; Paul D. Whissell, Ph.D.; Lia Mesbah-Oskui, M.Sc.; Richard L. Horner, Ph.D.; Beverley A. Orser, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 417–427. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000943
Topics:
anesthetics, general
,
etomidate
,
gaba-a receptor
,
gamma-aminobutyric acid
,
hippocampus
Insulin Signaling in Bupivacaine-induced Cardiac Toxicity: Sensitization during Recovery and Potentiation by Lipid Emulsion
Michael R. Fettiplace, M.S.; Katarzyna Kowal, B.S.; Richard Ripper, C.V.T.; Alexandria Young, B.S.; Kinga Lis, B.S.; Israel Rubinstein, M.D.; Marcelo Bonini, Ph.D.; Richard Minshall, Ph.D.; Guy Weinberg, M.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 428–442. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000974
Topics:
bupivacaine
,
emulsions
,
lipids
,
phosphorylation
,
proto-oncogene proteins c-akt
Critical Care Medicine: Clinical Science
Impact of Recruitment on Static and Dynamic Lung Strain in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Emilio García-Prieto, M.D., Ph.D.; Josefina López-Aguilar, Ph.D.; Diego Parra-Ruiz, M.D.; Laura Amado-Rodríguez, M.D.; Inés López-Alonso, M.Sc.; Jorge Blázquez-Prieto, M.Sc.; Lluis Blanch, M.D., Ph.D.; Guillermo M. Albaiceta, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 443–452. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000946
Pain Medicine: Clinical Science
Does Fentanyl Lead to Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia in Healthy Volunteers?: A Double-blind, Randomized, Crossover Trial
Eckhard Mauermann, M.D.; Joerg Filitz, M.D.; Patrick Dolder, M.Sc.; Katharina M. Rentsch, Ph.D.; Oliver Bandschapp, M.D.; Wilhelm Ruppen, M.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 453–463. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000976
Topics:
fentanyl
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hyperalgesia
,
opioids
,
pain
,
allodynia
Education
Case Scenario: Perioperative Management of a Young Woman with Fontan Repair for Major Gynecologic Surgery
Antonio Maria Dell’Anna, M.D.; Domenico Luca Grieco, M.D.; Andrea Russo, M.D.; Elisabetta Marana, M.D.; Massimo Antonelli, M.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 464–470. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000966
Education: Images in Anesthesiology
Real-time Three-dimensional Echocardiographic Assessment of Rheumatic Mitral Valve Stenosis
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 471. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000781
Utility of Three-dimensional Echocardiography for Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 472. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000820
Education: Original Investigations in Education
Lack of Association between Blood Pressure Management by Anesthesia Residents and Competence Committee Evaluations or In-training Exam Performance: A Cohort Analysis
Daniel I. Sessler, M.D.; Natalya Makarova, M.S.; Ricardo Riveros-Perez, M.D.; David L. Brown, M.D.; Stephen Kimatian, M.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 473–482. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000961
Education: Clinical Concepts and Commentary
Differential Opioid Tolerance and Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia: A Clinical Reality
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 483–488. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000963
Topics:
hyperalgesia
,
opioid analgesics
,
opioid tolerance
,
opioids
Education: Review Article
Emerging Roles for MicroRNAs in Perioperative Medicine
Viola Neudecker, M.D.; Kelley S. Brodsky, M.Sc.; Simone Kreth, M.D., Ph.D.; Adit A. Ginde, M.D.; Holger K. Eltzschig, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 489–506. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000969
Topics:
micrornas
,
perioperative medicine
Education: Mind to Mind
Phantom Limb Pain
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 509. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000780
Topics:
phantom limb
Correspondence
Malignant Hyperthermia, Exertional Heat Illness, and RYR1 Variants: The Muscle May Not Be the Brain
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 510. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000979
In Reply
Philip M. Hopkins, M.B.B.S., M.D., F.R.C.A.; Dorota Fiszer, Ph.D.; Marie-Anne Shaw, Ph.D.; Daniel Roiz de Sa, M.B.B.S., M.Sc., M.C.E.M., F.F.S.E.M.(UK).
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 511. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000980
Early Postoperative Withholding Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and 30-day Mortality after Noncardiac Surgery
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 512–513. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000964
In Reply
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 513–514. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000965
Reviews of Educational Material
Anesthesia: A Comprehensive Review, Fifth Edition
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 516. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000000971
Anesthesiology Reflections from the Wood Library-Museum
Announcements
Announcements: Announcement and Call for Abstracts
Anesthesiology February 2016, Vol. 124, 517–520. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000476062.69081.d7
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