GENERAL ARTICLES:

F Ryckwaert and P Colson

Hemodynamic effects of anesthesia in patients with ischemic heart failure chronically treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 945-949. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Berendes, T Mollhoff, H Van Aken, C Schmidt, M Erren, MC Deng, M Weyand, and HM Loick

Effects of dopexamine on creatinine clearance, systemic inflammation, and splanchnic oxygenation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 950-957. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Urzua, G Meneses, C Fajardo, G Lema, R Canessa, CM Sacco, J Medel, ME Vergara, M Irarrazaval, and S Moran

Arterial pressure-flow relationship in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 958-963. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MH Wu, MJ Su, and SS Sun

Age-related propofol effects on electrophysiological properties of isolated hearts
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 964-971. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

TJ Blanck, S Yasukochi, M Quigg, WE Curtis, and TJ Gardner

Global ischemia increases the density of voltage-dependent calcium channels in porcine cardiac sarcolemma
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 972-975. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PS Myles, CK Leong, AM Weeks, MR Buckland, M Bujor, JA Smith, M Rabinov, and DS Esmore

Early hemodynamic effects of left atrial administration of epinephrine after cardiac transplantation
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 976-981. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PJ Davis, J Lerman, S Suresh, FX McGowan, CJ Cote, I Landsman, and LG Henson

A randomized multicenter study of remifentanil compared with alfentanil, isoflurane, or propofol in anesthetized pediatric patients undergoing elective strabismus surgery
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 982-989. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RW Reid, AA Zimmerman, PC Laussen, JE Mayer, JB Gorlin, and FA Burrows

The efficacy of tranexamic acid versus placebo in decreasing blood loss in pediatric patients undergoing repeat cardiac surgery
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 990-996. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RA Kahn, M Panah, and J Weinberger

Modulation of ischemic excitatory neurotransmitter and gamma- aminobutyric acid release during global temporary cerebral ischemia by selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibition
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 997-1003. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RA Kahn, M Panah, S Kiffel, and J Weinberger

Modulation of ischemic excitatory neurotransmitter and gamma- aminobutyric acid release during global temporary cerebral ischemia by local nitric oxide synthase inhibition
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1004-1010. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Kahwaji, DR Bevan, G Bikhazi, CA Shanks, RJ Fragen, JB Dyck, MS Angst, and R Matteo

Dose-ranging study in younger adult and elderly patients of ORG 9487, a new, rapid-onset, short-duration muscle relaxant
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1011-1018. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Raucoules-Aime, M Kaidomar, JC Levron, JP Le Moing, B Goubaux, J Gugenheim, and D Grimaud

Hepatic disposition of alfentanil and sufentanil in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1019-1024. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Weiler, F Latorre, B Eberle, R Goedecke, and W Heinrichs

Respiratory mechanics, gastric insufflation pressure, and air leakage of the laryngeal mask airway
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1025-1028. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Ozaki, DI Sessler, T Matsukawa, K Ozaki, K Atarashi, C Negishi, and H Suzuki

The threshold for thermoregulatory vasoconstriction during nitrous oxide/sevoflurane anesthesia is reduced in the elderly
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1029-1033. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LL Szegedi, GI Bardoczky, EE Engelman, and AA d'Hollander

Airway pressure changes during one-lung ventilation
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1034-1037. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MR Weglinski, DJ Wedel, and AG Engel

Malignant hyperthermia testing in patients with persistently increased serum creatine kinase levels
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1038-1041. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Z Fang, P Ionescu, BS Chortkoff, L Kandel, J Sonner, MJ Laster, and EI Eger, 2nd

Anesthetic potencies of n-alkanols: results of additivity and solubility studies suggest a mechanism of action similar to that for conventional inhaled anesthetics
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1042-1048. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RA Veselis, P Glass, A Dnistrian, and R Reinsel

Performance of computer-assisted continuous infusion at low concentrations of intravenous sedatives
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1049-1057. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Bouaziz, P Narchi, FJ Mercier, T Labaille, N Zerrouk, J Girod, and D Benhamou

Comparison between conventional axillary block and a new approach at the midhumeral level
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1058-1062. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

TT Horlocker, DG McGregor, DK Matsushige, RC Chantigian, DR Schroeder, and JA Besse

Neurologic complications of 603 consecutive continuous spinal anesthetics using macrocatheter and microcatheter techniques. Perioperative Outcomes Group
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1063-1070. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Tay, MS Wallace, and G Irving

Quantitative assessment of differential sensory blockade after lumbar epidural lidocaine
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1071-1075. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MY Suleiman, AN Passannante, RL Onder, WF Greene-Helms, and SG Perretta

Alteration of renal blood flow during epidural anesthesia in normal subjects
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1076-1080. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JB Corpataux, EF Van Gessel, FA Donald, A Forster, and Z Gamulin

Effect on postoperative analgesia of small-dose lysine acetylsalicylate added to prilocaine during intravenous regional anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1081-1085. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ES Fu, R Miguel, and JE Scharf

Preemptive ketamine decreases postoperative narcotic requirements in patients undergoing abdominal surgery
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1086-1090. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Takeda, T Takano, and R Ogawa

The effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure on plasma endothelin-1 concentrations in patients with severe cardiogenic pulmonary edema
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1091-1096. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Nishina, K Mikawa, Y Takao, N Maekawa, M Shiga, and H Obara

ONO-5046, an elastase inhibitor, attenuates endotoxin-induced acute lung injury in rabbits
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1097-1103. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AS Baraka, SS Sayyid, and BA Assaf

Thiopental-rocuronium versus ketamine-rocuronium for rapid-sequence intubation in parturients undergoing cesarean section
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1104-1107. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CM Viscomi, JP Rathmell, and NL Pace

Duration of intrathecal labor analgesia: early versus advanced labor
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1108-1112. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MA Marcus, JD Vertommen, H Van Aken, PF Wouters, A Van Assche, and B Spitz

Hemodynamic effects of intravenous isoproterenol versus saline in the parturient
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1113-1116. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FJ Mercier, M Dounas, H Bouaziz, C Lhuissier, and D Benhamou

Intravenous nitroglycerin to relieve intrapartum fetal distress related to uterine hyperactivity: a prospective observational study
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1117-1120. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SC Curry, MW Carlton, and RA Raschke

Prevention of fetal and maternal cyanide toxicity from nitroprusside with coinfusion of sodium thiosulfate in gravid ewes
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1121-1126. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Kahraman and AT Demiryurek

Propofol is a peroxynitrite scavenger
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1127-1129. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DR Bacon

The World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists: McMechan's final legacy?
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1130-1135. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SC Harvey, PJ Roland, JK Cure, BG Cuddy, and MG O'Neil

Spinal epidural hematoma detected by lumbar epidural puncture
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1136-1139. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BM Gerritse, RT van Dongen, and BJ Crul

Epidural fibrin glue injection stops persistent cerebrospinal fluid leak during long-term intrathecal catheterization
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1140-1141. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

WH Rosenblatt, PB Angood, I Maranets, IG Kaklamanos, and S Garwood

Retrograde fiberoptic intubation
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1142-1144. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DL Hepner, RR Gaiser, TG Cheek, and BB Gutsche

The Zavanelli maneuver does not preclude regional anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1145-1146. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

X Paqueron, R Favier, P Richard, J Maillet, and I Murat

Severe postadenoidectomy bleeding revealing congenital alpha 2 antiplasmin deficiency in a child
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1147-1149. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RR Gaiser, TG Cheek, and CD Kurth

Anesthetic management of cesarean delivery complicated by ex utero intrapartum treatment of the fetus
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1150-1153. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Gottlieb, J Sprung, XM Zheng, and M Gagner

Massive subcutaneous emphysema and severe hypercarbia in a patient during endoscopic transcervical parathyroidectomy using carbon dioxide insufflation
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1154-1156. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DJ Bird and JR Markey

Massive pulmonary edema in a habitual crack cocaine smoker not chemically positive for cocaine at the time of surgery
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1157-1159. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Wang, J Kuluz, M Barron, and R Perryman

Cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with moyamoya disease
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1160-1163. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

ST Reeves, JR Handy, Jr, and BW Usher

The utility of intravascular ultrasound in evaluating pulmonary artery anastomosis in a lung transplantation swine model
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1164. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PJ Mosca, GE Loyd, and K Tsueda

Effects of ThermH2Osorb carbon dioxide absorber on temperature and humidity in the anesthetic circuit
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1164-1165. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GW Rung, D Williams, DE Gelb, and M Grubb

Isobaric spinal anesthesia for lumbar disk surgery
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1165-1166. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

IM Plotkin, JA Fox, S Aranki, and CD Collard

Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and surgical management of a paradoxical embolus extending through a patent foramen ovale
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1166-1167. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Breznick, S Artmann, and GA Irving

A simple system to prevent epidural catheter hub disconnections
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1167. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DJ Doyle

Anesthesia patient information on the World Wide Web
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1167-1168. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SS Reuben and NR Connelly

Local analgesia effect of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1168-1169. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

IE Allen, B Kupelnick, S Ross, J Ballantyne, and I Gratz

Criticism of Hartung's analysis
Anesth Analg 1997 84: 1169-1170. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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