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This Month in Anesthesiology
THIS MONTH IN ANESTHESIOLOGY
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
Principles of Successful Sample Surveys
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1251–1252. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00003
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Delivery
Anesthesiology December 2003, Vol. 99, 1444–1448. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200312000-00029
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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