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July 2001
This Month in Anesthesiology
Fostering Preoperative End-of-life Care Discussions between Patients and Proxies.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 5A. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00001
Can Anaphylactic Reaction to Aprotinin Be Predicted by Preoperative Antibody Measurements?
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 5A–6A. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00002
Does Autologous Fresh Frozen Plasma Reduce Blood Loss during Bypass Surgery?
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 6A. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00003
Influence of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Arrhythmias Explored in a Canine Model.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 6A. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00004
Editorial
New Mechanisms for Inhaled NO: Release of an Endogenous NO Inhibitor?
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 3–5. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00006
Topics:
hypoxia
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lung
,
nitric oxide synthase
,
endothelium
,
oxygen
Clinical Science
Comparison of Closed-loop Controlled Administration of Propofol Using Bispectral Index as the Controlled Variable versus “Standard Practice” Controlled Administration
Michel M. R. F. Struys, M.D., Ph.D.; Tom De Smet, M.Sc.; Linda F. M. Versichelen, M.D.; Stijn Van de Velde, M.B.; Rudy Van den Broecke, M.D.; Eric P. Mortier, M.D., D.Sc.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 6–17. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00007
Topics:
bispectral index
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propofol
Body Morphology and the Speed of Cutaneous Rewarming
Peter Szmuk, M.D.; Mary F. Rabb, M.D.; James E. Baumgartner, M.D.; James M. Berry, M.D.; Andrew M. Sessler, Ph.D.; Daniel I. Sessler, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 18–21. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00008
Topics:
rewarming
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infant
,
core body temperature
Comparison of Five Experimental Pain Tests to Measure Analgesic Effects of Alfentanil
Martin Luginbühl, D.E.A.A., Dr.med.; Thomas W. Schnider, P.D.Dr.med.; Steen Petersen-Felix, D.E.A.A., P.D.Dr.med.; Lars Arendt-Nielsen, M.D., PhD.; Alex M. Zbinden, Prof.Dr.med.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 22–29. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00009
Topics:
alfentanil
,
pain
,
analgesics
Shannon Entropy Applied to the Measurement of the Electroencephalographic Effects of Desflurane
Jörgen Bruhn, M.D.; Lutz E. Lehmann, M.D.; Heiko Röpcke, M.D.; Thomas W. Bouillon, M.D.; Andreas Hoeft, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 30–35. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00010
Topics:
desflurane
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electroencephalography
,
entropy
The Validity of Performance Assessments Using Simulation
J. Hugh Devitt, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C.; Matt M. Kurrek, M.D.; Marsha M. Cohen, M.D., M.H.Sc., F.R.C.P.C.; Doreen Cleave-Hogg, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 36–42. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00011
Topics:
community
,
internship and residency
,
medical residencies
,
simulators
,
students, medical
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Advance Care Planning Discussions during Preoperative Evaluations
Denise A. Grimaldo, B.S.; Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish, M.D.; Tamara Jurson, M.D.; Thomas E. Shaughnessy, M.D.; J. Randall Curtis, M.D., M.P.H.; Linda L. Liu, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 43–50. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00012
Moderate Hypothermia Depresses Arterial Baroreflex Control of Heart Rate during, and Delays Its Recovery after, General Anesthesia in Humans
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 51–55. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00013
Topics:
anesthesia, general
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baroreflex
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heart rate
,
hypothermia, natural
,
sevoflurane
Distribution of the Probability of Survival Is a Strategic Issue for Randomized Trials in Critically Ill Patients
Bruno Riou, M.D., Ph.D.; Paul Landais, M.D., Ph.D.; Benoît Vivien, M.D.; Philippe Stell, M.D.; Iheb Labbene, M.D.; Pierre Carli, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 56–63. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00014
Topics:
critical illness
,
wounds and injuries
,
survivors
Anaphylactic Reactions to Aprotinin Reexposure in Cardiac Surgery: Relation to Antiaprotinin Immunoglobulin G and E Antibodies
Wulf Dietrich, M.D.; Paul Späth, M.D.; Michael Zühlsdorf, Ph.D.; Harald Dalichau, M.D.; Paul G. Kirchhoff, M.D.; Hermann Kuppe, M.D.; Dieter U. Preiss, M.D., Ph.D.; Gabriele Mayer, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 64–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00015
Topics:
anaphylaxis
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antibodies
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aprotinin
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immunoglobulin g
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cardiac surgery procedures
Impact of Spinal Cord Stimulation on Sensory Characteristics in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I: A Randomized Trial
Marius A. Kemler, M.D., Ph.D.; Jos P. H. Reulen, Ph.D.; Gerard A. M. Barendse, M.D.; Maarten van Kleef, M.D., Ph.D.; Henrica C. W. de Vet, Ph.D.; Frans A. J. M. van den Wildenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 72–80. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00016
Topics:
cold sensation
,
cold temperature
,
common cold
,
hyperalgesia
,
pain
Failure of Autologous Fresh Frozen Plasma to Reduce Blood Loss and Transfusion Requirements in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Stefan-Mario Kasper, M.D.; Thorsten Giesecke, M.D.; Peter Limpers, M.D.; Rainer Sabatowski, M.D.; Uwe Mehlhorn, M.D.; Christoph Diefenbach, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 81–86. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00017
Topics:
coronary artery bypass surgery
,
fresh-frozen plasma
,
hemorrhage
,
transfusion
,
plasma
Pharmacokinetics of Bupivacaine after Continuous Epidural Infusion in Infants with and without Biliary Atresia
Jean-François Meunier, M.D.; Etienne Goujard, M.D.; Anne-Marie Dubousset, M.D.; Kamran Samii, M.D.; Jean Xavier Mazoit, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 87–95. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00018
Laboratory Investigations
Pulmonary Vasoconstriction during Regional Nitric Oxide Inhalation: Evidence of a Blood-borne Regulator of Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity
Kristina Hambraeus-Jonzon, M.D., Ph.D.; Luni Chen, M.D.; Filip Fredén, M.D., Ph.D.; Peter Wiklund, M.D., Ph.D.; Göran Hedenstierna, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 102–112. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00020
Topics:
hypoxia
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lung
,
nitric oxide
,
suidae
,
nitric oxide synthase
Local Anesthetic Effects on Priming and Activation of Human Neutrophils
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 113–122. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00021
Topics:
anesthetics, local
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neutrophils
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platelet activating factor
,
superoxides
,
lidocaine
The γ Subunit Determines Whether Anesthetic-induced Leftward Shift Is Altered by a Mutation at α1S270 in α1β2γ2LGABAAReceptors
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 123–131. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00022
Topics:
gamma-aminobutyric acid
,
mutation
,
volatile anesthetics
,
oocytes
Effects of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia with and without Autonomic Nervous System Blockade on Cardiac Monophasic Action Potentials and Effective Refractoriness in Awake Dogs
Andreas Meissner, M.D.; Lars Eckardt, M.D.; Paulus Kirchhof, M.D.; Thomas Weber, M.D.; Norbert Rolf, M.D., Ph.D.; Günter Breithardt, M.D., Ph.D.; Hugo Van Aken, M.D., Ph.D.; Wilhelm Haverkamp, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 132–138. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00023
Effects of Bupivacaine and Ropivacaine on High-voltage–activated Calcium Currents of the Dorsal Horn Neurons in Newborn Rats
Bao-Gang Liu, M.D., Ph.D.; Xin-Liang Zhuang, M.D.; Shi-Tong Li, M.D.; Guo-Hui Xu, B.S.; Sorin J. Brull, M.D.; Jun-Ming Zhang, M.S., M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 139–143. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00024
Topics:
bupivacaine
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calcium
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newborn
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posterior horn cells
,
rats
Differential Effects of General Anesthetics on G Protein–coupled Inwardly Rectifying and Other Potassium Channels
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 144–153. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00025
Topics:
gtp-binding proteins
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potassium channel
,
anesthetics, general
,
voltage
,
halothane
Enflurane Actions on Spinal Cords from Mice That Lack the β3Subunit of the GABAAReceptor
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 154–164. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00026
Topics:
enflurane
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gaba-a receptor
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mice
,
motor neurons
,
spinal cord
Characterization of Thioether Compounds Formed from Alkaline Degradation Products of Enflurane
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 165–175. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00027
Topics:
catabolism
,
enflurane
,
thioethers
,
glutathione
Intravenous Anesthetics Inhibit Nonadrenergic Noncholinergic Lower Esophageal Sphincter Relaxation via Nitric Oxide–Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate Pathway Modulation in Rabbits
Atsushi Kohjitani, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Takuya Miyawaki, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Makoto Funahashi, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Yoshihiro Mitoh, Ph.D.; Ryuji Matsuo, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Masahiko Shimada, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 176–183. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00028
Topics:
anesthetics, intravenous
,
cyclic gmp
,
ketamine
,
lower esophageal sphincter
,
midazolam
Sedative but Not Analgesic α2Agonist Tolerance Is Blocked by NMDA Receptor and Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors
M. Frances Davies, Ph.D.; Kristina Reid, B.S.; Tian-Zhi Guo, M.D.; Geeta S. Agashe, M.D.; Yogen K. Amin, M.B. Ch.B., F.R.C.A.; Mervyn Maze, M.B. Ch.B., F.R.C.A., F.R.C.P.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 184–191. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00029
Topics:
agonists
,
analgesics
,
dexmedetomidine
,
dizocilpine maleate
,
hypnotics
Roles of Carbon Monoxide in Leukocyte and Platelet Dynamics in Rat Mesentery during Sevoflurane Anesthesia
Hiroshi Morisaki, M.D.; Tomihiro Katayama, M.D.; Yoshifumi Kotake, M.D.; Masaharu Ito, M.D.; Takuya Tamatani, Ph.D.; Shinji Sakamoto, PhD.; Yuzuru Ishimura, M.D.; Junzo Takeda, M.D.; Makoto Suematsu, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 192–199. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00030
Topics:
blood platelets
,
carbon monoxide
,
leukocytes
,
mesentery
,
sevoflurane
Mild Alkalinization and Acidification Differentially Modify the Effects of Lidocaine or Mexiletine on Vasorelaxation Mediated by ATP-sensitive K+Channels
Hiroyuki Kinoshita, M.D.; Hiroshi Iranami, M.D.; Yoshiki Kimoto, M.D.; Mayuko Dojo, M.D.; Yoshio Hatano, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 200–206. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00031
Topics:
alkalinization
,
lidocaine
,
mexiletine
,
vasodilation
,
aorta
Effects of Halothane on Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Release Channels in Porcine Airway Smooth Muscle Cells
Christina M. Pabelick, M.D.; Yedatore S. Prakash, Ph.D.; Mathur S. Kannan, D.V.M., Ph.D.; David O. Warner, M.D.; Gary C. Sieck, Ph.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 207–215. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00032
Topics:
halothane
,
inositol
,
airway device
,
airway structure
,
sarcoplasmic reticulum
Review Article
Gene Therapy for the Management of Pain: Part II: Molecular Targets
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 216–240. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00033
Topics:
agonists
,
antagonists
,
gene therapy
,
molecular biology
,
pain management
Special Articles
Mechanism-based Pain Diagnosis: Issues for Analgesic Drug Development
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 241–249. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00034
Topics:
pain
,
analgesics
Education
Case Reports
Perioperative Management of Severe Head Injury in a Patient with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Francine Bonnet, M.D.; Emmanuel Samain, M.D., Ph.D.; Rémy Bocquet, M.D.; Frédérique Le Corre, M.D.; Jean Marty, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 255–256. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00036
Postoperative Sudden Death in Two Adolescents with Myelomeningocele and Unrecognized Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Brigitte Houfani, M.D.; Philippe Meyer, M.D.; Jacques Merckx, M.D.; Pascal Roure, M.D.; Jean Paul Padovani, M.D.; Guy Fontaine, M.D.; Pierre Carli, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 257–259. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00037
Drug-induced Liver Disease during Continuous Epidural Block with Bupivacaine
Masataka Yokoyama, M.D.; Ichiro Ohashi, M.D.; Hideki Nakatsuka, M.D.; Satoshi Mizobuchi, M.D.; Yuichiro Toda, M.D.; Masaki Matsumi, M.D.; Kiyoshi Morita, M.D.; Masahisa Hirakawa, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 259–261. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00038
Topics:
bupivacaine
,
drug-induced liver disease
,
epidural anesthesia
Regional Pericarditis Mimicking Myocardial Infarction
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 261–264. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00039
Topics:
myocardial infarction
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pericarditis
,
st segment elevation
Severe, Refractory Hypotension during Anesthesia in a Patient on Chronic Clomipramine Therapy
T. Philip Malan, Ph.D., M.D.; Paul E. Nolan, Pharm.D.; Peter R. Lichtenthal, M.D.; J. Scott Polson, M.D.; Susan L. Tebich, M.D.; Raj K. Bose, M.B.B.S.; Jack G. Copeland, M.D.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 264–266. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00040
Topics:
clomipramine
,
hypotension
Spinal Anesthesia at the Cervicothoracic Level
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 266–268. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00041
Topics:
spinal anesthesia
Perioperative Temperature Changes in a Patient with Shapiro Syndrome
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 268–270. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00042
Topics:
body temperature
,
perioperative care
,
shapiro syndrome
,
temperature
Correspondence
Sedation Caused by Local Anesthetic Blockade
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 271. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00044
Thomas Drysdale Buchanan or Henry Isaiah Dorr: Give Credit to Both
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 271–272. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00045
Precipitation of Thiopental by Rapacuronium
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 273. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00047
Reviews of Educational Material
Handbook of Pediatric Intensive Care, 3rd Edition.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 275. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00050
Topics:
intensive care
,
pediatrics
Handbook of Obstetric Anesthesia.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 275–276. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00051
Topics:
anesthesia, obstetrical
Report of Scientific Meetings
Society for Education in Anesthesia Annual Fall Meeting and Workshops.
Anesthesiology July 2001, Vol. 95, 277–278. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200107000-00052
Erratum
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