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Volume 90, Issue 4

April 1999

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This Month in Anesthesiology

This Month in ANESTHESIOLOGY

Gretchen Henkel

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 7A–9A. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00001

Editorial

Is Ropivacaine Less Potent than Bupivacaine?

Robert D'Angelo, MD; Robert L. James, MS, MStat

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 941–943. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00002

Clinical Science

Relative Analgesic Potencies of Ropivacaine and Bupivacaine for Epidural Analgesia in Labor : Implications for Therapeutic Indexes

Linda S. Polley, MD; Malachy O. Columb, FRCA; Norah N. Naughton, MD; Deborah S. Wagner, PharmD; Cosmas J. M. van de Ven, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 944–950. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00003

Effects of an Intubating Dose of Succinylcholine and Rocuronium on the Larynx and Diaphragm : An Electromyographic Study in Humans

Gilles Dhonneur, MD; Krassen Kirov, MD; Velislav Slavov, MD; Philippe Duvaldestin, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 951–955. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00004

Comparison of Adenosine and Remifentanil Infusions as Adjuvants to Desflurane Anesthesia

Eduardo Zarate, MD; Monica M. Sa Rego, MD; Paul F. White, PhD, MD, FANZCA; Larry Duffy, MD; Vance E. Shearer, MD; James D. Griffin, MD; Charles W. Whitten, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 956–963. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00005

Epidural Catheter Tip Position and Distribution of Injectate Evaluated by Computed Tomography

Quinn Hogan, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 964–970. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00006

Hyperbaric Spinal Ropivacaine : A Comparison to Bupivacaine in Volunteers

Susan B. McDonald, MD; Spencer S. Liu, MD; Dan J. Kopacz, MD; Carol A. Stephenson, RN

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 971–977. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00007

Preoperative Fasting Practices in Pediatrics

Lynne R. Ferrari, MD; Fiona M. Rooney; Mark A. Rockoff, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 978–980. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00008

Dose Response of Intravenous Heparin on Markers of Thrombosis during Primary Total Hip Replacement

Nigel E. Sharrock, MB, ChB; George Go, BS; Thomas P. Sculco, MD; Eduardo A. Salvati, MD; Geoffrey H. Westrich, MD; Peter C. Harpel, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 981–987. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00009

Pharmacokinetics of Prilocaine after Intravenous Administration in Volunteers : Enantioselectivity

Auke Dirk van der Meer, MD; Anton G. L. Burm, MSc, PhD; Rudolf Stienstra, MD, PhD; Jack W. van Kleef, MD, PhD; Arie A. Vletter, BSc; Wim Olieman

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 988–992. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00010

Factors Affecting the Pharmacokinetic Characteristics of Rapacuronium

Dennis M. Fisher, MD; Raymond Kahwaji, MD; David Bevan, MB; George Bikhazi, MD; Robert J. Fragen, MD; Martin S. Angst, MD; Eugene Ornstein, MD, PhD; Richard S. Matteo, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 993–1000. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00011

Pharyngeal Mucosal Pressures, Airway Sealing Pressures, and Fiberoptic Position with the Intubating versus the Standard Laryngeal Mask Airway

Christian Keller, MD; Joseph Brimacombe, MB, ChB, FRCA, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1001–1006. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00012

Effects of Prophylactic Nalmefene on the Incidence of Morphine-related Side Effects in Patients Receiving Intravenous Patient-controlled Analgesia

Girish P. Joshi, MB, BS, MD, FFARCSI; Larry Duffy, MD; Jamal Chehade, MD; Jay Wesevich, MD; Noor Gajraj, FRCA; Edward R. Johnson, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1007–1011. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00013

The Pharmacokinetics of Milrinone in Pediatric Patients after Cardiac Surgery

James M. Bailey, MD, PhD; Bruce E. Miller, MD; Wei Lu, PhD; Steven R. Tosone, MD; Kirk R. Kanter, MD; Vincent K. H. Tam, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1012–1018. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00014

Halothane Induces Calcium Release from Human Skinned Masseter Muscle Fibers

Hugo Reyford, MD; Pascal J. Adnet, MD; Benoit Tavernier, MD; Sebastien Beague, MD; Joel Ferri, MD; Renee M. Krivosic-Horber, MD; Ghislain Haudecoeur, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1019–1025. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00015

Pharmacokinetic Modeling of M6G Formation after Oral Administration of Morphine in Healthy Volunteers

Jorn Lotsch, MD; Michel Weiss, PhD; Gabi Ahne; Gerd Kobal, MD; Gerd Geisslinger, MD, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1026–1038. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00016

Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks Speed Early and Second Stage Induced Labor in Nulliparous Women

Barbara L. Leighton, MD; Stephen H. Halpern, MD; Donna B. Wilson, MN

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1039–1046. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00017

Ropivacaine or 2% Mepivacaine for Lower Limb Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Andrea Casati, MD; Guido Fanelli, MD; Battista Borghi, MD; Giorgio Torri, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1047–1052. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00018

Awareness during Anesthesia : A Closed Claims Analysis

Karen B. Domino, MD, MPH; Karen L. Posner, PhD; Robert A. Caplan, MD; Frederick W. Cheney, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1053–1061. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00019

Nerve Injury Associated with Anesthesia : A Closed Claims Analysis

Frederick W. Cheney, MD; Karen B. Domino, MD; Robert A. Caplan, MD; Karen L. Posner, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1062–1069. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00020

Laboratory Investigations

Fentanyl and Morphine, but not Remifentanil, Inhibit Acetylcholine Release in Pontine Regions Modulating Arousal

Steven Mortazavi, MD; Janel Thompson, BS; Helen A. Baghdoyan, PhD; Ralph Lydic, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1070–1077. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00021

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation : Effect of CPAP on Gas Exchange during Chest Compressions

Zoltan G. Hevesi, MD; David N. Thrush, MD; John B. Downs, MD; Robert A. Smith, MS, RRT

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1078–1083. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00022

Contribution of Peripheral Chemoreception to the Depression of the Hypoxic Ventilatory Response during Halothane Anesthesia in Cats

Tohru Ide, MD; Yasuyoshi Sakurai, MD; Mitsuo Aono, MD; Takashi Nishino, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1084–1091. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00023

Local Anesthetic Inhibition of Baseline Potassium Channels with Two Pore Domains in Tandem

Christoph H. Kindler, MD; Spencer C. Yost, MD; Andrew T. Gray, MD, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1092–1102. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00024

Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia for Postischemic Vasoconstriction in the Perfused Rat Liver

Harvey A. Zar, MD; Koichi Tanigawa, MD; Young-Myeong Kim, PhD; Jack R. Lancaster, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1103–1111. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00025

Acute Lung Injury after Instillation of Human Breast Milk into Rabbits' Lungs : Effects of pH and Gastric Juice

Brendan O'Hare, MBBCh, FFARCSI, MRCPI; Christopher Chin, MBBS, MRCP, FRCA; Jerrold Lerman, BASc, MD, FRCPC, FANZCA; Junko Endo, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1112–1118. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00026

Speed of Onset and Offset and Mechanisms of Ventilatory Depression from Sevoflurane : An Experimental Study in the Cat

Albert Dahan, MD, PhD; Erik Olofsen, MSc; Luc Teppema, PhD; Elise Sarton, MD; Cees Olievier

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1119–1128. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00027

Effect of Systemic Morphine on the Responses of Convergent Neurons to Noxious Heat Stimuli Applied over Graded Surface Areas

Olivier Gall, MD; Didier Bouhassira, MD, PhD; Djamel Chitour, MD, PhD; Daniel Le Bars, DVM, DSc

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1129–1136. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00028

Volatile Anesthetics Increase Intracellular Calcium in Cerebrocortical and Hippocampal Neurons

Christoph H. Kindler, MD; Helge Eilers, MD; Paul Donohoe, PhD; Surhan Ozer, MD; Philip E. Bickler, MD, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1137–1145. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00029

Recirculatory and Compartmental Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Alfentanil in Pigs : The Influence of Cardiac Output

Jette A. Kuipers, BSc; Fred Boer, MD, PhD; Erik Olofsen, MSc; Wim Olieman; Arie A. Vletter, BSc; Anton G. L. Burm, PhD; James G. Bovill, MD, PhD, FFARCSI

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1146–1157. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00030

Acetazolamide and Amiloride Inhibit Pentobarbital-induced Facilitation of Nocifensive Reflexes

David P. Archer, MD, MSc; Sheldon Roth, H., PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1158–1164. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00031

Differential Effects of Lidocaine and Mexiletine on Relaxations to ATP-sensitive K⁺Channel Openers in Rat Aortas

Hiroyuki Kinoshita, MD; Toshizo Ishikawa, PhD; Yoshio Hatano, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1165–1170. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00032

Potassium Channels : Basic Aspects, Functional Roles, and Medical Significance

Spencer C. Yost, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1186–1203. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00035

Education

Individualized Feedback of Volatile Agent Use Reduces Fresh Gas Flow Rate, but Fails to Favorably Affect Agent Choice

Simon C. Body, MB, ChB; John Fanikos, RPh; David DePeiro, RPh; James H. Philip, MD; Scott B. Segal, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1171–1175. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00033

Surgical Subspecialty Block Utilization and Capacity Planning : A Minimal Cost Analysis Model

David P. Strum, MD; Luis G. Vargas, PhD; Jerrold H. May, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1176–1185. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00034

Case Reports

Epidural Anesthesia for Cesarean Section in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy : A Report of Three Cases

Camillo Autore, MD; Stefano Brauneis, MD; Fabrizio Apponi, MD; Cosimo Commisso, MD; Giovanni Pinto, MD; Francesco Fedele, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1205–1207. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00036

Malignant Hyperthermia during Desflurane-Succinylcholine Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery

Sergio Garrido, MD; Marcial Fraga, MD; Maria J. Martin, MD, PhD; Javier Belda, MD, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1208–1209. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00037

Negative-pressure Pulmonary Edema Associated with Saber-sheath Trachea

Michael J. Jacka, MD, FRCPC; Sunil S. Persaud, MB, ChB

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1209–1211. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00038

Anaphylactic Shock to Neuromuscular Blocking Agent : A Familial History

Philippe Duvaldestin, MD; Claire Wigdorowicz, MD; Inanna Gabriel, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1211–1212. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00039

Sv^O(2) Monitoring during Spinal Anesthesia and Cesarean Section in a Parturient with Severe Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

Ellen M. Lockhart, MD; Donald H. Penning, MD; Adeyemi J. Olufolabi, MD; Elizabeth A. Bell, MD; John V. Booth, MD; Frank H. Kern, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1213–1215. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00040

Acute Dystonia during Sevoflurane Induction

Jean-Marc Bernard, MD, PhD; Daniel Le Roux, MD; Yann Pereon, MD, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1215–1216. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00041

Epidural Blockade for Labor and Cesarean Section with Associated L4-5 Lipomyelocele

Matthew D. Thompson, MD; Gary M. S. Vasdev, MD; James Y. Findlay, MB, ChB

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1217–1218. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00042

Epidural Labor Analgesia in Parturient with von Willebrand's Disease Type IIA and Severe Preeclampsia

Brian P. Jones, MD; Elizabeth A. Bell, MD, MPH; Mohammed Maroof, MD, DA, FFARCS

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1219–1220. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00043

An Unexpected Penlon Sigma Elite Vaporizer Leak

Sandra E. Lewis, MD; Jeff J. Andrews, MD; Gary W. Long, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1221–1224. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00044

An Unexpected Penlon Sigma Elite Vaporizer Leak

Craig Thompson

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1224. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00045

An Unexpected Penlon Sigma Elite Vaporizer Leak

Raymond T. Riddle

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1224–1225. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00046

Correspondence

Diabetes and Not Lack of Treatment with Atenolol Predicts Decreased Survival after Noncardiac Surgery

Jacqueline M. Leung, MD, MPH

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1226. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00047

Diabetes and Not Lack of Treatment with Atenolol Predicts Decreased Survival after Noncardiac Surgery

Arthur Wallace, MD, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1226–1227. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00048

Catheter Tip Position and Baricity of the Local Anesthetic Have an Impact on Maldistribution in Microcatheter CSA

Thomas G. Standl, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1227–1228. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00049

Catheter Tip Position and Baricity of the Local Anesthetic Have an Impact on Maldistribution in Microcatheter CSA

Philippe Biboulet, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1228–1229. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00050

Intrathecal Sufentanil Produces Sensory Changes without Hypotension in Male Volunteers

Herbert N. Chado, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1229–1230. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00051

Intrathecal Sufentanil Produces Sensory Changes without Hypotension in Male Volunteers

Edward T. Riley, MD; Sheila E. Cohen, MB, ChB, FRCA; Cathy L. Hamilton, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1230. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00052

Valve System Performance

Matthew J. Moore

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1230–1231. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00053

Valve System Performance

Drew A. MacGregor, MD; Phillip E. Scuderi, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1231. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00054

Are Guidelines Needed for the Performance of Invasive Interventional Procedures for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery?

Wilfred R. Lewis, MD; Charles D. Collard, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1232. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00055

Coronary Sinus Catheterization for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Lawrence C. Siegel, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1232–1233. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00056

Reducing the Risk of Perforation of the Right Ventricle during Port-Access [trade mark sign] Minimally Invasive Cardiac Procedures

Rafael A. Ortega, MD; Fredrik J. Hesselvik, MD, PhD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1233. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00057

Reducing the Risk of Perforation of the Right Ventricle during Port-Access [trade mark sign] Minimally Invasive Cardiac Procedures

David C. Abramson, MBChB, FFA, (SA); Andrew Gianotti

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1234. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00058

Conflict of Interest and the COPA

Takahisa Goto, MD; Shoichi Uezono, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1234–1235. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00059

Conflict of Interest and the COPA

Robert S. Greenberg, MD; Victoria Gouze, MD; Steven Piantadosi, MD, PhD; Elizabeth M. Dake, MS

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1235. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00060

Conflict of Interest and the COPA

Joseph R. Brimacombe, MB, ChB, FRCA, MD; A. Berry, MB, ChB, FRCA

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1235–1236. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00061

The Role of the Anesthesiologist in the Management of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain : A Canadian Perspective

Scott A. Lang, MD; John Arraf, MD; Paul Tumber, MD, CCFP, FRCPC; Misbah Shah, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1237. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00062

Differential Latex Allergy Prevalence in Anesthesiology Subspecialties

Robert S. Greenberg, MD; Robert G. Hamilton, PhD; Robert H. Brown, MD, MPH

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1238. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00063

Reviews of Educational Material

Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders

Gary M. S. Vasdev, MBBS; Edwin H. Rho, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1239. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00064

The Heart and Lung in Obesity

David M. Dewan, MD

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1239. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00065

Interactive Anesthesia Library on CD-ROM (Version 2.0)

Arnold J. Berry, MD, MPH

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1239–1240. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00066

Erratum

ERRATUM

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1241. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00067

AUTHOR CORRECTION

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1241. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00068

AUTHOR CORRECTION

Anesthesiology April 1999, Vol. 90, 1241. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199904000-00069

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