EDITORIALS:

LA Fleisher

...but, is suppression of postoperative ST segment depression an important outcome?
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 709-711. [PDF]  

PF White

Are nonpharmacologic techniques useful alternatives to antiemetic drugs for the prevention of nausea and vomiting?
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 712-714. [PDF]  

GENERAL ARTICLES:

WS Beattie, CB Warriner, R Etches, NH Badner, D Parsons, N Buckley, V Chan, and M Girard

The addition of continuous intravenous infusion of ketorolac to a patient-controlled analgetic morphine regime reduced postoperative myocardial ischemia in patients undergoing elective total hip or knee arthroplasty
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 715-722. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Rolf, A Meissner, H Van Aken, TP Weber, D Hammel, and T Mollhoff

The effects of thoracic epidural anesthesia on functional recovery from myocardial stunning in propofol-anesthetized dogs
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 723-729. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Skak, A Rasmussen, P Kirkegaard, and NH Secher

Cerebral oxygen saturation and blood flow during liver transplantation
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 730-733. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DJ Miletich, RD Minshall, and RF Albrecht

The influence of chronic hypokalemia on myocardial adrenergic receptor densities: enhanced sensitivity to epinephrine-induced arrhythmias
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 734-739. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DJ Duthie, JJ Stevens, AR Doyle, HH Baddoo, SK Gupta, KT Muir, and AJ Kirkham

Remifentanil and pulmonary extraction during and after cardiac anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 740-744. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BE Miller, JM Bailey, TJ Mancuso, MS Weinstein, GW Holbrook, EM Silvey, SR Tosone, and JH Levy

Functional maturity of the coagulation system in children: an evaluation using thrombelastography
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 745-748. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JD Vloka, A Hadzic, R Mulcare, JB Lesser, E Kitain, and DM Thys

Femoral and genitofemoral nerve blocks versus spinal anesthesia for outpatients undergoing long saphenous vein stripping surgery
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 749-752. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MC Sarna, AK Soni, M Gomez, and NE Oriol

Intravenous oxytocin in patients undergoing elective cesarean section
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 753-756. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RK Parker, B Holtmann, and PF White

Patient-controlled epidural analgesia: interactions between nalbuphine and hydromorphone
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 757-763. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DK Rose, MM Cohen, and DA Yee

Changing the practice of pain management
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 764-772. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JH Waters, D Leivers, D Maher, T Scanlon, and GM DeGuzman

Patient and surgeon satisfaction with extremity blockade for surgery in remote locations
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 773-776. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Sztark, M Thicoipe, JF Favarel-Garrigues, P Lassie, ME Petitjean, and P Dabadie

The use of 0.25% lidocaine with fentanyl and pancuronium for intravenous regional anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 777-779. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SS Liu, RA Stevens, J Vasquez, TC Kao, T Sheikh, M Aasen, and K Frey

The efficacy of epinephrine test doses during spinal anesthesia in volunteers: implications for combined spinal-epidural anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 780-783. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RC Etches, WD Writer, D Ansley, PA Nydahl, BY Ong, A Lui, N Badner, S Kawolski, H Muir, R Shukla, and WS Beattie

Continuous epidural ropivacaine 0.2% for analgesia after lower abdominal surgery
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 784-790. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Whitford, M Healy, GP Joshi, SM McCarroll, and TM O'Brien

The effect of tourniquet release time on the analgesic efficacy of intraarticular morphine after arthroscopic knee surgery
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 791-793. [Abstract] [PDF] En Espanol  

JL Plummer, H Owen, AH Ilsley, and S Inglis

Morphine patient-controlled analgesia is superior to meperidine patient- controlled analgesia for postoperative pain
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 794-799. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M De Kock, J Eisenach, C Tong, AL Schmitz, and JL Scholtes

Analgesic doses of intrathecal but not intravenous clonidine increase acetylcholine in cerebrospinal fluid in humans
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 800-803. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Shi and JE Heavner

Modification of bupivacaine toxicity by nonselective versus neuronal nitric oxide synthesis inhibition
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 804-809. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SC Lee, JJ Wang, ST Ho, and PL Tao

Nalbuphine coadministered with morphine prevents tolerance and dependence
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 810-815. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Ortega-Alvaro, J Gibert-Rahola, ML Mellado-Fernandez, AJ Chover, and JA Mico

The effects of different monoaminergic antidepressants on the analgesia induced by spinal cord adrenal medullary transplants in the formalin test in rats
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 816-820. [Abstract] [PDF] En Espanol  

CF Fan, E Tanhui, S Joshi, S Trivedi, Y Hong, and K Shevde

Acupressure treatment for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 821-825. [Abstract] [PDF]  

OH Wilder-Smith, NC Martin, and A Morabia

Postoperative nausea and vomiting: a comparative survey of the attitudes, perceptions, and practice of Swiss anesthesiologists and surgeons
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 826-831. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GW Rung, L Claybon, A Hord, C Patel, M Kallgren, J Koppel, C Benedetti, M Creed, A Asgharian, and J Bryson

Intravenous ondansetron for postsurgical opioid-induced nausea and vomiting. S3A-255 Study Group
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 832-838. [Abstract] [PDF]  

ST Hiippala, LJ Strid, MI Wennerstrand, JV Arvela, HM Niemela, SK Mantyla, RP Kuisma, and JE Ylinen

Tranexamic acid radically decreases blood loss and transfusions associated with total knee arthroplasty
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 839-844. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Zollinger, M Zaugg, W Weder, EW Russi, S Blumenthal, MP Zalunardo, S Stoehr, R Thurnheer, U Stammberger, DR Spahn, and T Pasch

Video-assisted thoracoscopic volume reduction surgery in patients with diffuse pulmonary emphysema: gas exchange and anesthesiological management
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 845-851. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Z Fang, D Gong, P Ionescu, MJ Laster, EI Eger, 2nd, and J Kendig

Maturation decreases ethanol minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration (MAC) more than desflurane MAC in rats
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 852-858. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MV Clemency and NJ Thompson

Do not resuscitate orders in the perioperative period: patient perspectives
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 859-864. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JR O'Hara, Jr, J Sprung, JT Laseter, WG Maurer, T Carpenter, M Beven, and E Mascha

Effects of topical nitroglycerin and intravenous lidocaine on propofol- induced pain on injection
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 865-869. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RJ Marcel, MA Ramsay, HA Hein, AT Nguyen, KJ Ramsay, CT Suit, and RD Miller

Duration of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block during liver transplantation: a predictor of primary allograft function
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 870-874. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Lentschener, D Benhamou, FJ Mercier, C Boyer-Neumann, S Naveau, C Smadja, M Wolf, and D Franco

Aprotinin reduces blood loss in patients undergoing elective liver resection
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 875-881. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AJ England, KM Richards, and SA Feldman

The effect of rate of stimulation on force of contraction in a partially paralyzed rat phrenic nerve hemidiaphragm preparation
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 882-885. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Nguyen and I Ramzan

Acute in vitro neuromuscular effects of carbamazepine and carbamazepine- 10,11-epoxide
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 886-890. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PS Sebel, E Lang, IJ Rampil, PF White, R Cork, M Jopling, NT Smith, PS Glass, and P Manberg

A multicenter study of bispectral electroencephalogram analysis for monitoring anesthetic effect
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 891-899. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Sato, A Matsuki, EK Zsigmond, and SF Rabito

Ketamine relaxes airway smooth muscle contracted by endothelin
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 900-906. [Abstract] [PDF]  

NM Schwann

Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy: anesthetic considerations for a growing trend
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 907-911. [PDF]  

C Stein

Opioid treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 912-914. [PDF]  

EI Eger, 2nd, DD Koblin, RA Harris, JJ Kendig, A Pohorille, MJ Halsey, and JR Trudell

Hypothesis: inhaled anesthetics produce immobility and amnesia by different mechanisms at different sites
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 915-918. [PDF]  

JP De La Cruz, JA Carmona, MV Paez, E Blanco, and F Sanchez De La Cuesta

Propofol inhibits in vitro platelet aggregation in human whole blood
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 919-921. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JA Matsuura, RG Makhoul, MP Posner, J Smith, and RS Litwack

Intradural herniation of a thoracic disc causing paraplegia coincident with epidural anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 922-923. [PDF]  

NK Rastogi, N Vakharia, and OR Hung

Perioperative anterior dislocation of the temporomandibular joint
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 924-926. [PDF]  

AS Baraka

Vecuronium neuromuscular block in a patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 927-928. [PDF]  

JD Emhardt, AM Sadove, and WL McNiece

Fading of a port-wine stain associated with sevoflurane anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 929-930. [PDF]  

SJ Lustik, AK Chhibber, M van Vliet, and RM Pomerantz

Ephedrine-induced coronary artery vasospasm in a patient with prior cocaine use
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 931-933. [PDF]  

LD Martin and JR Tobin

Tenth annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 18, 1996
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 934-937. [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

SJ Barker

Signal extraction technology: a better mousetrap?
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 938. [PDF]  

TL Sternberg

All monoamine oxidase inhibitors are not equal
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 938. [PDF]  

M Krishna

A potential complication associated with laryngoscope
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 938-939. [PDF]  

TL Sternberg, BG Cuddy, and A Walker

Pilocarpine should not be used to diagnose postoperative anisocoria
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 939. [PDF]  

A Casta and CS Houck

Acute intraoperative endotracheal tube obstruction associated with a heat and moisture exchanger in an infant
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 939-940. [PDF]  

A Habibi, S Mackey, and JB Brodsky

Selecting a double-lumen tube after lung transplantation
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 940. [PDF]  

DA Hettrick, PS Pagel, and DC Warltier

Effects of isoflurane and propofol on arterial mechanical properties
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 940-941. [PDF]  

ML Wisniewski, DR Westenskow, and PL Bailey

Pulse oximetry as an intravenous flow monitor
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 941-942. [PDF]  

PS Colley

Blunting the hemodynamic response to skull-pin placement
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 942. [PDF]  

A Bliss and IH Lewis

Prophylactic antiemetics for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: ondansetron versus droperidol plus metoclopramide
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 942-943. [PDF]  

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