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This Month in Anesthesiology

THIS MONTH IN ANESTHESIOLOGY

Gretchen Henkel

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 5A–6A. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00001

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Editorial

MAC Attack?

Omeed Sani, M.D.; Steven L. Shafer, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1249–1250. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00002

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Principles of Successful Sample Surveys

Michael M. Todd, M.D., anesthesiology@uiowa.edu; Leon F. Burmeister, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1251–1252. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00003

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Cardiac Arrest following Regional Anesthesia with Ropivacaine: Here We Go Again!

Linda S. Polley, M.D.; Alan C. Santos, M.D., M.P.H.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1253–1254. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00004

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Education

Reliability of Pharmacodynamic Analysis by Logistic Regression: Mixed-effects Modeling

Wei Lu, Ph.D.; James G. Ramsay, M.D.; James M. Bailey, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1255–1262. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00005

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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

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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

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Mechanism of Pupillary Reflex Dilation in Awake Volunteers and in Organ Donors

Laura L. Yang, M.D.; Claus U. Niemann, M.D.; Merlin D. Larson, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1281–1286. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00008

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Tissue Factor and Platelet Glycoprotein Ib-α Alleles Are Associated with Age at First Coronary Bypass Operation

Brian S. Donahue, M.D., Ph.D.; Daniel W. Byrne, M.S.; David Gailani, M.D.; Alfred L. George, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1287–1294. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00009

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Sleep Arousal after Lower Abdominal Surgery and Relation to Recovery from Respiratory Obstruction

Aihua Wu, M.D.; Gordon B. Drummond, F.R.C.A.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1295–1302. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00010

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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

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Influence of Age and Sex on the Position of the Conus Medullaris and Tuffier's Line in Adults

Jin-Tae Kim, M.D.; Jae-Hyon Bahk, M.D.; Joohon Sung, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1359–1363. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00018

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Plastic Change of N-type Ca Channel Expression after Preconditioning Is Responsible for Prostaglandin E²-induced Long-lasting Allodynia

Kazuaki Yokoyama, M.D.; Takashi Kurihara, Ph.D.; Koshi Makita, M.D., Ph.D.; Tsutomu Tanabe, Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1364–1370. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00019

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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

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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

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A Randomized Sequential Allocation Study to Determine the Minimum Effective Analgesic Concentration of Levobupivacaine and Ropivacaine in Patients Receiving Epidural Analgesia for Labor

Dan Benhamou, M.D.; Caroline Ghosh, M.D.; Frédéric J. Mercier, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1383–1386. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00022

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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

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A Novel Neuroimmune Mechanism in Cannabinoid-mediated Attenuation of Nerve Growth Factor–induced Hyperalgesia

W. Paul Farquhar-Smith, M.B.B.Chir., F.R.C.A., Ph.D.; Andrew S. C. Rice, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.A., M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1391–1401. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00024

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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

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Antinociceptive Effect of Morphine, but not μ Opioid Receptor Number, Is Attenuated in the Spinal Cord of Diabetic Rats

Shao-Rui Chen, M.D.; Hui-Lin Pan, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1409–1414. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00026

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Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Delivery

Brenda A. Bucklin, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1444–1448. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00029

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Isoflurane Enhances the Expression and Activity of Glutamate Transporter Type 3 in C6 Glioma Cells

Yueming Huang, M.D., Ph.D.; Zhiyi Zuo, M.D., Ph.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1346–1353. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00016

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Review Article

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Anesthetic Approach

Gilbert Blaise, M.D.; David Langleben, M.D.; Bernard Hubert, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1415–1432. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00027

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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

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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

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Cardiac Arrest after Injection of Ropivacaine for Posterior Lumbar Plexus Blockade

Olivier Huet, M.D.; Luc J. Eyrolle, M.D.; Jean X. Mazoit, Ph.D., M.D.; Yves M. Ozier, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1451–1453. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00031

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Bispectral Index Scale Is Higher for Halothane than Sevoflurane during Intraoperative Anesthesia

Johnathan J. Edwards, M.D.; Roy G. Soto, M.D.; David M. Thrush, M.D.; Robert F. Bedford, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1453–1455. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00032

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Severe Airway Obstruction during Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

Stephan Blumenthal, M.D.; Marco Nadig, M.D.; Christian Gerber, M.D.; Alain Borgeat, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1455–1456. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00033

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Life-threatening Airway Edema Resulting from Prolonged Shoulder Arthroscopy

Steven L. Orebaugh, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1456–1458. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00034

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Correspondence

Severe ADU Desflurane Vaporizing Unit Malfunction

Jan F. A. Hendrickx, M.D.; Rik M. Carette, M.D.; Thierry Deloof, M.D.; Andre M. De Wolf, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1459–1460. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00035

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Severe ADU Desflurane Vaporizing Unit Malfunction: In Reply:—

Ola Lassborn, M.Sc.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1460. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00036

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Noninvasive Cardiac Output Performance Improved after Sufficient Stabilization Time following Decrease of Ventilation

Kai Kück, Dipl.-Ing.; Joseph A. Orr, Ph.D.; Lara M. Brewer, M.S.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1460. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00037

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Noninvasive Cardiac Output Performance Improved after Sufficient Stabilization Time following Decrease of Ventilation: In Reply:—

Kazuya Tachibana, M.D.; Hideaki Imanaka, M.D.; Muneyuki Takeuchi, M.D.; Masaji Nishimura, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1460–1461. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00038

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Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitor Algorithms Are More Sophisticated and Perform Better than Indicated in Modeling Paper

Joseph A. Orr, Ph.D.; Kai Kück, Ph.D.; Lara M. Brewer, M.S.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1461–1462. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00039

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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

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Ralph Milton Waters, M.D.

Mohamed M. Ghoneim, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1463. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00041

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Who Invented the “Jaw Thrust”?

Ray J. Defalque, M.D.; Amos J. Wright, M.L.S.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1463–1464. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00042

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Reviews of Educational Material

A Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia, 3rd Edition.

Kent H. Rehfeldt, M.D.; David O. Warner, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1465. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00043

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Sedation and Analgesia for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures.

Mary Ellen Warner, M.D.

Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1465–1466. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00044

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Acknowledgment

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1467–1471. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00045

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