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Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 5A–6A. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00001
Editorial
MAC Attack?
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1249–1250. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00002
Topics:
minimum alveolar concentration
Principles of Successful Sample Surveys
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1251–1252. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00003
Topics:
precision
,
professional organizations
,
transfusion
,
demography
,
social survey
Cardiac Arrest following Regional Anesthesia with Ropivacaine: Here We Go Again!
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1253–1254. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00004
Topics:
anesthesia, conduction
,
cardiac arrest
,
ropivacaine
Education
Reliability of Pharmacodynamic Analysis by Logistic Regression: Mixed-effects Modeling
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1255–1262. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00005
Topics:
pharmacodynamics
,
midazolam
,
datasets
,
sedation procedure
,
patient simulation
ε-aminocaproic Acid in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Preincision or Postheparin?
Roman Kluger, M.B., B.S., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; David J. Olive, M.B., B.S., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Andrew B. Stewart, M.B., Ch.B., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Carolyn M. Blyth, R.N.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1263–1269. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00006
Reliability and Validity of a Simulation-based Acute Care Skills Assessment for Medical Students and Residents
John R. Boulet, Ph.D.; David Murray, M.D.; Joe Kras, M.D.; Julie Woodhouse, Bs.N.; John McAllister, M.D.; Amitai Ziv, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1270–1280. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00007
Topics:
acute care
,
internship and residency
,
medical residencies
,
students, medical
,
exercise
Mechanism of Pupillary Reflex Dilation in Awake Volunteers and in Organ Donors
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1281–1286. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00008
Topics:
dilatation, pathologic
,
organ donation
,
pupil light reflex
,
pupil
,
reflex
Tissue Factor and Platelet Glycoprotein Ib-α Alleles Are Associated with Age at First Coronary Bypass Operation
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1287–1294. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00009
Sleep Arousal after Lower Abdominal Surgery and Relation to Recovery from Respiratory Obstruction
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1295–1302. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00010
Topics:
abdominal surgery
,
airway obstruction
,
arousal
,
sleep
Relative Analgesic Potencies of Levobupivacaine and Ropivacaine for Epidural Analgesia in Labor
Linda S. Polley, M.D.; Malachy O. Columb, F.R.C.A.; Norah N. Naughton, M.D.; Deborah S. Wagner, Pharm.D.; Cosmas J. M. van de Ven, M.D.; Kathryn H. Goralski, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1354–1358. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00017
Topics:
analgesia, epidural
,
analgesics
,
labor
,
levobupivacaine
,
ropivacaine
Influence of Age and Sex on the Position of the Conus Medullaris and Tuffier's Line in Adults
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1359–1363. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00018
Topics:
adult
,
conus medullaris
,
vertebral body
Plastic Change of N-type Ca Channel Expression after Preconditioning Is Responsible for Prostaglandin E2-induced Long-lasting Allodynia
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1364–1370. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00019
Topics:
allodynia
,
calcium channels
,
carrageenan
,
prostaglandins e
,
rats
Tumescent Local Anesthesia for the Surgical Treatment of Burns and Postburn Sequelae in Pediatric Patients
Leonardo Bussolin, M.D.; Paolo Busoni, M.D.; Letizia Giorgi, M.D.; Massimo Crescioli, M.D.; Andrea Messeri, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1371–1375. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00020
Topics:
anesthesia, local
,
burns
,
pediatrics
,
surgical procedures, operative
Dural Tissue Trauma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak after Epidural Needle Puncture: Effect of Needle Design, Angle, and Bevel Orientation
Pamela J. Angle, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.; Jean E. Kronberg, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C.; Dorothy E. Thompson, M.B., F.R.C.P.C.; Cameron Ackerley, Ph.D.; John Paul Szalai, Ph.D.; James Duffin, Ph.D.; Peter Faure, R.N.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1376–1382. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00021
Cervical and High Thoracic Ligamentum Flavum Frequently Fails to Fuse in the Midline
Philipp Lirk, M.D.; Christian Kolbitsch, M.D., D.E.A.A.; Guenther Putz, M.D.; Joshua Colvin, M.D.; Hans Peter Colvin; Ingo Lorenz, M.D.; Christian Keller, M.D.; Lukas Kirchmair, M.D.; Josef Rieder, M.D.; Bernhard Moriggl, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1387–1390. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00023
Topics:
ligamentum flavum
A Novel Neuroimmune Mechanism in Cannabinoid-mediated Attenuation of Nerve Growth Factor–induced Hyperalgesia
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1391–1401. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00024
Topics:
anandamide
,
antagonists
,
attenuation
,
cannabinoids
,
hyperalgesia
Development of Neuropathic Pain in the Rat Spared Nerve Injury Model Is Not Prevented by a Peripheral Nerve Block
Marc R. Suter, M.D.; Michael Papaloïzos, M.D.; Charles B. Berde, M.D., Ph.D.; Clifford J. Woolf, M.D., Ph.D.; Nicolas Gilliard, M.D.; Donat R. Spahn, M.D.; Isabelle Decosterd, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1402–1408. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00025
Topics:
allodynia
,
bupivacaine
,
hyperalgesia
,
microspheres
,
nerve injuries
Antinociceptive Effect of Morphine, but not μ Opioid Receptor Number, Is Attenuated in the Spinal Cord of Diabetic Rats
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1409–1414. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00026
Topics:
diabetes mellitus
,
morphine
,
opioid receptor
,
rats
,
spinal cord
Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Delivery
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1444–1448. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00029
Topics:
uterine rupture
,
vaginal birth after cesarean
Pain Medicine
Halothane Enhances γ-Aminobutyric Acid Receptor Type A Function but Does Not Change Overall Inhibition in Inspiratory Premotor Neurons in a Decerebrate Dog Model
Astrid G. Stucke, M.D.; Edward J. Zuperku, Ph.D.; Viseslav Tonkovic-Capin, M.D.; Mirko Krolo, M.D.; Francis A. Hopp, M.S.; John P. Kampine, M.D., Ph.D.; Eckehard A. E. Stuth, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1303–1312. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00011
Topics:
halothane
,
inspiration
,
neurons
,
minimum alveolar concentration
,
dog, domestic
Setting Mean Airway Pressure during High-frequency Oscillatory Ventilation According to the Static Pressure–Volume Curve in Surfactant-deficient Lung Injury: A Computed Tomography Study
Thomas Luecke, M.D.; Juergen P. Meinhardt, M.D.; Peter Herrmann, Ph.D.; Gerald Weisser, M.D.; Paolo Pelosi, M.D., Ph.D.; Michael Quintel, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1313–1322. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00012
Acid-induced Lung Injury: Role of Nuclear Factor-κB
Lilly Madjdpour; Sita Kneller, M.D.; Christa Booy; Thomas Pasch, M.D.; Ralph C. Schimmer, M.D.; Beatrice Beck-Schimmer, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1323–1332. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00013
Mild Hypercapnia Induces Vasodilation via Adenosine Triphosphate-sensitive K+Channels in Parenchymal Microvessels of the Rat Cerebral Cortex
Katsutoshi Nakahata, M.D.; Hiroyuki Kinoshita, M.D., Ph.D.; Yusei Hirano, M.D.; Yoshiki Kimoto, M.D.; Hiroshi Iranami, M.D.; Yoshio Hatano, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1333–1339. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00014
Topics:
adenosine
,
arteriole
,
brain
,
carbon dioxide
,
cerebral cortex
Halothane Inhibits an Intermediate Conductance Ca2+-activated K+Channel by Acting at the Extracellular Side of the Ionic Pore
Mitsuko Hashiguchi-Ikeda, M.D.; Tsunehisa Namba, M.D., Ph.D.; Takahiro M. Ishii, M.D., Ph.D.; Taizo Hisano, M.D.; Kazuhiko Fukuda, M.D., Ph.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1340–1345. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00015
Topics:
chimera organism
,
halothane
,
oocytes
Isoflurane Enhances the Expression and Activity of Glutamate Transporter Type 3 in C6 Glioma Cells
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1346–1353. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00016
Topics:
glioma
,
glutamate
,
glutamates
,
isoflurane
,
membrane transport proteins
Review Article
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Anesthetic Approach
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1415–1432. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00027
Special Articles
Current Transfusion Practices of Members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists: A Survey
Gregory A. Nuttall, M.D.; Linda C. Stehling, M.D.; Christopher M. Beighley, M.S.; Ronald J. Faust, M.D.; American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Transfusion Medicine
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1433–1443. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00028
Topics:
transfusion
Case Reports
Ropivacaine-induced Cardiac Arrest after Peripheral Nerve Block: Successful Resuscitation
Pascal Chazalon, M.D.; Jean P. Tourtier, M.D.; Thierry Villevielle, M.D.; Didier Giraud, M.D.; Jean M. Saïssy, M.D.; Georges Mion, M.D.; Dan Benhamou, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1449–1451. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00030
Topics:
cardiac arrest
,
peripheral block anesthesia
,
resuscitation
,
ropivacaine
Cardiac Arrest after Injection of Ropivacaine for Posterior Lumbar Plexus Blockade
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1451–1453. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00031
Topics:
cardiac arrest
,
lumbar plexus
,
ropivacaine
Bispectral Index Scale Is Higher for Halothane than Sevoflurane during Intraoperative Anesthesia
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1453–1455. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00032
Topics:
bispectral index
,
halothane
,
intraoperative care
,
sevoflurane
Severe Airway Obstruction during Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1455–1456. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00033
Life-threatening Airway Edema Resulting from Prolonged Shoulder Arthroscopy
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1456–1458. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00034
Topics:
airway edema
,
shoulder arthroscopy
,
edema
Correspondence
Severe ADU Desflurane Vaporizing Unit Malfunction
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1459–1460. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00035
Severe ADU Desflurane Vaporizing Unit Malfunction: In Reply:—
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1460. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00036
Noninvasive Cardiac Output Performance Improved after Sufficient Stabilization Time following Decrease of Ventilation: In Reply:—
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1460–1461. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00038
Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitor Algorithms Are More Sophisticated and Perform Better than Indicated in Modeling Paper: In Reply:—
Johnny S. Yem, B.E.(Hon), B.Sc.; Yongquan Tang, M.B.B.S.; Martin J. Turner, Ph.D., M.Sc.(Eng.); A. Barry Baker, M.B.B.S, D.Phil., F.A.N.Z.C.A., F.R.C.A., F.J.F.I.C.M.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1462. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00040
Ralph Milton Waters, M.D.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1463. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00041
Who Invented the “Jaw Thrust”?
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1463–1464. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00042
Reviews of Educational Material
A Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia, 3rd Edition.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1465. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00043
Topics:
cardiac anesthesia
Sedation and Analgesia for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures.
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1465–1466. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00044
Acknowledgment
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1467–1471. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00045
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