EDITORIALS:

JC Rowlingson

Do we finally have a technique for determining how "blocked" patients are under general anesthesia?
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1-3. [PDF]  

GENERAL ARTICLES:

JM Leung, A Voskanian, WH Bellows, and D Pastor

Automated electrocardiograph ST segment trending monitors: accuracy in detecting myocardial ischemia
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 4-10. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AJ Munro, GT Long, and JW Sleigh

Nurse-administered subcutaneous morphine is a satisfactory alternative to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia morphine after cardiac surgery
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 11-15. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JW de Vries, PF Bakker, GH Visser, JC Diephuis, and AC van Huffelen

Changes in cerebral oxygen uptake and cerebral electrical activity during defibrillation threshold testing
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 16-20. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JM Vedrinne, A Curtil, S Martinot, C Vedrinne, J Robin, M Franck, and G Champsaur

The hemodynamic effects of hypoxemia in anesthetized pigs: a comparison between right heart catheter and echocardiography
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 21-26. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MA Chaney, MP Nikolov, B Blakeman, M Bakhos, and S Slogoff

Pulmonary effects of methylprednisolone in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting and early tracheal extubation
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 27-33. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CG Krenn, B Schafer, GA Berlakovich, R Steininger, H Steltzer, and CK Spiss

Detection of graft nonfunction after liver transplantation by assessment of indocyanine green kinetics
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 34-36. [PDF]  

CE Smith, E Gerdes, S Sweda, C Myles, A Punjabi, AC Pinchak, and JF Hagen

Warming intravenous fluids reduces perioperative hypothermia in women undergoing ambulatory gynecological surgery
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 37-41. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Ripart, L Metge, D Prat-Pradal, FM Lopez, and JJ Eledjam

Medial canthus single-injection episcleral (sub-tenon anesthesia): computed tomography imaging
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 42-45. [Abstract] [PDF]  

IA Russell, MS Zwass, JR Fineman, M Balea, K Rouine-Rapp, M Brook, FL Hanley, NH Silverman, and MK Cahalan

The effects of inhaled nitric oxide on postoperative pulmonary hypertension in infants and children undergoing surgical repair of congenital heart disease
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 46-51. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Kundra, K Deepalakshmi, and M Ravishankar

Preemptive caudal bupivacaine and morphine for postoperative analgesia in children
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 52-56. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AL Pappas, R Sukhani, AJ Hotaling, M Mikat-Stevens, JJ Javorski, J Donzelli, and K Shenoy

The effect of preoperative dexamethasone on the immediate and delayed postoperative morbidity in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 57-61. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Worwag and GW Chodak

Overnight hospitalization after radical prostatectomy: the impact of two clinical pathways on patient satisfaction, length of hospitalization, and morbidity
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 62-67. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Charchaflieh, JE Cottrell, and IS Kass

The effect of fentanyl on electrophysiologic recovery of CA 1 pyramidal cells from anoxia in the rat hippocampal slice
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 68-71. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Sarraf-Yazdi, H Sheng, Y Miura, C McFarlane, F Dexter, R Pearlstein, and DS Warner

Relative neuroprotective effects of dizocilpine and isoflurane during focal cerebral ischemia in the rat
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 72-78. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PJ Zetlaoui and H Bouaziz

Lateral approach to the sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 79-82. [Abstract] [PDF]  

O Shimoda, Y Ikuta, and H Terasaki

Assessing the level of regional blockade under general anesthesia using the skin vasomotor reflex test
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 83-87. [Abstract] [PDF]  

FJ Singelyn, M Deyaert, D Joris, E Pendeville, and JM Gouverneur

Effects of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine, continuous epidural analgesia, and continuous three-in-one block on postoperative pain and knee rehabilitation after unilateral total knee arthroplasty
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 88-92. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HW Allen, SS Liu, PD Ware, CS Nairn, and BD Owens

Peripheral nerve blocks improve analgesia after total knee replacement surgery
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 93-97. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SS Reuben, NR Connelly, S Lurie, M Klatt, and CS Gibson

Dose-response of ketorolac as an adjunct to patient-controlled analgesia morphine in patients after spinal fusion surgery
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 98-102. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Kucuk, M Kizilkaya, and M Tokdemir

Preoperative epidural ketamine does not have a postoperative opioid sparing effect
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 103-106. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EM Tschernko, H Klepetko, E Gruber, M Kritzinger, W Klimscha, O Jandrasits, and W Haider

Clonidine added to the anesthetic solution enhances analgesia and improves oxygenation after intercostal nerve block for thoracotomy
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 107-111. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Yokoyama, S Mizobuchi, H Nakatsuka, and M Hirakawa

Comparison of plasma lidocaine concentrations after injection of a fixed small volume in the stellate ganglion, the lumbar epidural space, or a single intercostal nerve
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 112-115. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Iseki, S Okuno, Y Tanabe, H Mitsuhata, and T Miyazaki

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sepsis resulting from infection in paravertebral muscle after continuous epidural infusion for pain control in a patient with herpes zoster
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 116-118. [PDF]  

ST Fogel, JM Shyken, BL Leighton, JS Mormol, and JS Smeltzer

Epidural labor analgesia and the incidence of cesarean delivery for dystocia
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 119-123. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JL Bastien, JR Graves, and S Bailey

Atypical presentation of amniotic fluid embolism
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 124-126. [PDF]  

N Nader-Djalal, PR Knight, 3rd, K Thusu, BA Davidson, BA Holm, KJ Johnson, and P Dandona

Reactive oxygen species contribute to oxygen-related lung injury after acid aspiration
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 127-133. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Knichwitz, H Van Aken, and T Brussel

Gastrointestinal monitoring using measurement of intramucosal PCO2
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 134-142. [PDF]  

Y Nakata, T Goto, H Saito, F Ichinose, S Uezono, and S Morita

The placement of the cuffed oropharyngeal airway with sevoflurane in adults: a comparison with the laryngeal mask airway
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 143-146. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JR Brimacombe, JC Brimacombe, AM Berry, R Morris, D Mecklem, G Clarke, J Barry, and T Kirk

A comparison of the laryngeal mask airway and cuffed oropharyngeal airway in anesthetized adult patients
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 147-152. [Abstract] [PDF]  

WH Rosenblatt, PJ Wagner, A Ovassapian, and ZN Kain

Practice patterns in managing the difficult airway by anesthesiologists in the United States
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 153-157. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MY Chow, BL Liam, TW Lew, RY Chelliah, and BC Ong

Predicting the size of a double-lumen endobronchial tube based on tracheal diameter
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 158-160. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MT Taittonen, OA Kirvela, R Aantaa, and JH Kanto

The effect of clonidine or midazolam premedication on perioperative responses during ketamine anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 161-167. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JM Bernard, JP Fulgencio, L Delaunay, and F Bonnet

Clonidine does not impair redistribution hypothermia after the induction of anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 168-172. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JL De Witte, JS Kim, DI Sessler, H Bastanmehr, and AR Bjorksten

Tramadol reduces the sweating, vasoconstriction, and shivering thresholds
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 173-179. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Biro, G Eyrich, and RG Rohling

The efficiency of CO2 elimination during high-frequency jet ventilation for laryngeal microsurgery
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 180-184. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MJ Baurain, DA Hennart, A Godschalx, I Huybrechts, G Nasrallah, AA d'Hollander, and F Cantraine

Visual evaluation of residual curarization in anesthetized patients using one hundred-hertz, five-second tetanic stimulation at the adductor pollicis muscle
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 185-189. [Abstract] [PDF]  

VJ Palkama, MH Isohanni, PJ Neuvonen, and KT Olkkola

The effect of intravenous and oral fluconazole on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous alfentanil
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 190-194. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Tsubokawa, K Yamamoto, and T Kobayashi

Propofol clearance and distribution volume increase in patients with hyperthyroidism
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 195-199. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JM Sonner, J Li, and EI Eger, 2nd

Desflurane and the nonimmobilizer 1,2-dichlorohexafluorocyclobutane suppress learning by a mechanism independent of the level of unconditioned stimulation
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 200-205. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Koinig, T Wallner, P Marhofer, H Andel, K Horauf, and N Mayer

Magnesium sulfate reduces intra- and postoperative analgesic requirements
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 206-210. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Ma, SM Sapsed-Byrne, MK Chakrabarti, D Ridout, and JG Whitwam

Synergism between sevoflurane and intravenous fentanyl on A delta and C somatosympathetic reflexes in dogs
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 211-216. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EW Hanson and SM Lowson

Atrial fibrillation and thromboembolism
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 217-223. [PDF]  

J LaGorio, VA Thompson, D Sternberg, and P Dorje

Akathisia and anesthesia: refusal of surgery after the administration of metoclopramide
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 224-227. [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

R Walz, M Bund, PN Meier, and B Panning

Esophageal rupture associated with the use of the Combitube
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 228. [PDF]  

SM Steele, SM Klein, FJ D'Ercole, RA Greengrass, and D Gleason

A new continuous catheter delivery system
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 228. [PDF]  

A Khorasani, SK Appavu, and S Saatee

Succinylcholine cannot relieve an airway obstruction caused by pharyngeal and laryngeal edema
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 229. [PDF]  

RI Mazze

No evidence of sevoflurane-induced renal injury in volunteers
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 230-231. [PDF]  

JL Krock, GS Padda, and JD Moore

Ohmeda 7900 Ventilator Flow Sensor failure
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 231-232. [PDF]  

M Tanaka and T Nishikawa

Epidural saline and combined epidural-spinal anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 232. [PDF]  

PM Heerdt

Intrapulmonary shunt fraction and prostaglandin E1
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 233. [PDF]  

RJ Faust

Acute normovolemic hemodilution versus predonation: what is the actual cost?
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 233-234. [PDF]  

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