GENERAL ARTICLES:

B Preckel, W Schlack, and V Thamer

Enflurane and isoflurane, but not halothane, protect against myocardial reperfusion injury after cardioplegic arrest with HTK solution in the isolated rat heart
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1221-1227. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Miyashita and M Kuro

Evaluation of platelet function by Sonoclot analysis compared with other hemostatic variables in cardiac surgery
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1228-1233. [Abstract] [PDF]  

VH Orth, M Rehm, M Thiel, U Kreimeier, M Haller, H Brechtelsbauer, and U Finsterer

First clinical implications of perioperative red cell volume measurement with a nonradioactive marker (sodium fluorescein)
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1234-1238. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Capdeville, D Hall, and CG Koch

Practical use of a bronchial blocker in combination with a double-lumen endotracheal tube
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1239-1241. [PDF]  

DR Janfaza, E Michna, JV Pisini, and EL Ross

Bedside implantation of a trial spinal cord stimulator for intractable anginal pain
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1242-1244. [PDF]  

D Song, J van Vlymen, and PF White

Is the bispectral index useful in predicting fast-track eligibility after ambulatory anesthesia with propofol and desflurane?
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1245-1248. [Abstract] [PDF]  

ZN Kain, LA Caramico, LC Mayes, JL Genevro, MH Bornstein, and MB Hofstadter

Preoperative preparation programs in children: a comparative examination
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1249-1255. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Konrad and M Johr

Blockade of the sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa: a system for standardization in children
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1256-1258. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AJ Mazurek, B Rae, S Hann, JI Kim, B Castro, and CJ Cote

Rocuronium versus succinylcholine: are they equally effective during rapid-sequence induction of anesthesia?
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1259-1262. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Inomata, T Suwa, H Toyooka, and Y Suto

End-tidal sevoflurane concentration for tracheal extubation and skin incision in children
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1263-1267. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Pretorius, GE Rasmussen, and GW Holcomb

Hemodynamic and catecholamine responses to a laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma in a pediatric patient
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1268-1270. [PDF]  

LA Fleisher, S Mantha, and MF Roizen

Medical technology assessment: an overview
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1271-1282. [PDF]  

PJ O'Connor, JD Russell, and DC Moriarty

Anesthetic implications of laryngeal trauma
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1283-1284. [PDF]  

DU Frank, DJ Horstman, and GF Rich

The effect of prolonged inhaled nitric oxide on pulmonary vasoconstriction in rats
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1285-1290. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Joshi, WL Young, J Pile-Spellman, DH Duong, MC Vang, L Hacein-Bey, HT Lee, and N Ostapkovich

The feasibility of intracarotid adenosine for the manipulation of human cerebrovascular resistance
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1291-1298. [Abstract] [PDF]  

I Harukuni, A Bhardwaj, RJ Traystman, B Crain, ED London, and JR Kirsch

Neuroprotection from focal ischemia by 4-phenyl-1-(4-phenylbutyl) piperidine (PPBP) is dependent on treatment duration in rats
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1299-1305. [Abstract] [PDF]  

NL Bruda and SC Hofmann

Controlled continuous spinal drainage using a flow-regulated pump
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1306-1308. [PDF]  

B Asokumar, LM Newman, RJ McCarthy, AD Ivankovich, and KJ Tuman

Intrathecal bupivacaine reduces pruritus and prolongs duration of fentanyl analgesia during labor: a prospective, randomized controlled trial
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1309-1315. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SM Klein, RA Greengrass, SM Steele, FJ D'Ercole, KP Speer, DH Gleason, ER DeLong, and DS Warner

A comparison of 0.5% bupivacaine, 0.5% ropivacaine, and 0.75% ropivacaine for interscalene brachial plexus block
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1316-1319. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GA Liguori, RL Kahn, J Gordon, MA Gordon, and MK Urban

The use of metoprolol and glycopyrrolate to prevent hypotensive/bradycardic events during shoulder arthroscopy in the sitting position under interscalene block
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1320-1325. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RO Dull and RA Peterfreund

Variations in the composition of spinal anesthetic solutions: the effects of drug addition order and preparation methods
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1326-1330. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Holst, M Mollmann, C Ebel, R Hausman, and M Wendt

In vitro investigation of cerebrospinal fluid leakage after dural puncture with various spinal needles
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1331-1335. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Goyagi, M Tanaka, and T Nishikawa

Oral clonidine premedication enhances the pressor response to ephedrine during spinal anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1336-1339. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y Saito, M Kaneko, Y Kirihara, S Sakura, and Y Kosaka

Characteristics of tolerance to somatic and visceral antinociception after continuous epidural infusion of morphine in rats
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1340-1345. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AA Broekema, A Veen, V Fidler, MJ Gielen, and PJ Hennis

Postoperative analgesia with intramuscular morphine at fixed rate versus epidural morphine or sufentanil and bupivacaine in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1346-1353. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PK Zahn and TJ Brennan

Intrathecal metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists do not decrease mechanical hyperalgesia in a rat model of postoperative pain
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1354-1359. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Abdi, DH Lee, and JM Chung

The anti-allodynic effects of amitriptyline, gabapentin, and lidocaine in a rat model of neuropathic pain
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1360-1366. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M von Heijne, JX Hao, W Yu, A Sollevi, XJ Xu, and Z Wiesenfeld-Hallin

Reduced anti-allodynic effect of the adenosine A1-receptor agonist R- phenylisopropyladenosine on repeated intrathecal administration and lack of cross-tolerance with morphine in a rat model of central pain
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1367-1371. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TK Chow, AJ Penberthy, and CS Goodchild

Ketamine as an adjunct to morphine in postthoracotomy analgesia: an unintended N-of-1 study
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1372-1374. [PDF]  

JB Harbers, T Beems, MB Hoen, and CP Bleeker

A case of temporary facial nerve palsy after regional anesthesia of the scalp
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1375-1376. [PDF]  

R Fournier, Z Gamulin, and E Van Gessel

Respiratory depression after 5 micrograms of intrathecal sufentanil
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1377-1378. [PDF]  

J Brimacombe and C Keller

A comparison of pharyngeal mucosal pressure and airway sealing pressure with the laryngeal mask airway in anesthetized adult patients
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1379-1382. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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

The role of the N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor in the relaxant effect of ketamine on tracheal smooth muscle
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1383-1388. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Konrad, T Fieber, G Schupfer, H Gerber, and G Mullner

Comparing the enzyme allergosorbens and coated allergen particle tests for latex allergy: which in vitro test should be chosen by an anesthesiologist?
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1389-1392. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PY Carry, D Gallet, Y Francois, JP Perdrix, A Sayag, F Gilly, A Eberhard, V Banssillon, and P Baconnier

Respiratory mechanics during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the effects of the abdominal wall lift
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1393-1397. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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

Ethanol concentrations approaching minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration are required to suppress learning in a fear-potentiated startle paradigm in rats
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1398-1403. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y Fujii, Y Saitoh, H Tanaka, and H Toyooka

Prophylactic oral antiemetics for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting: granisetron versus domperidone
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1404-1407. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Iwashita, T Matsukawa, M Ozaki, DI Sessler, M Imamura, and T Kumazawa

Hypoxemia decreases the shivering threshold in rabbits anesthetized with 0.2 minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration isoflurane
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1408-1411. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AD Shaw, SK Chamberlain, SM Spased-Byrne, and GG Lockwood

Nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide have no effect on the blood-gas solubilities of sevoflurane and isoflurane
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1412-1415. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Nagata, S Nakao, E Miyamoto, T Inada, I Tooyama, H Kimura, and K Shingu

Propofol inhibits ketamine-induced c-fos expression in the rat posterior cingulate cortex
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1416-1420. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AE Le Cras, HF Galley, and NR Webster

Spinal but not general anesthesia increases the ratio of T helper 1 to T helper 2 cell subsets in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1421-1425. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JE Ellis, S Pedlow, and J Bains

Premedication with clonidine does not attenuate suppression of certain lymphocyte subsets after surgery
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1426-1430. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Shimaoka, K Hosotsubo, M Sugimoto, G Sakaue, N Taenaka, I Yoshiya, and H Kiyono

The influence of surgical stress on T cells: enhancement of early phase lymphocyte activation
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1431-1435. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Ng and RH Hastings

Successful direct laryngoscopy assisted by posture in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1436-1437. [PDF]  

S Hooda and SK Gupta

Acute transient sialadenopathy associated with laryngeal mask airway
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1438-1440. [PDF]  

R Deroy and M Ghoris

The Combitube elective anesthetic airway management in a patient with cervical spine fracture
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1441-1442. [PDF]  

M Finck and EY Cheng

Acute pseudotongue enlargement after general anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1443-1445. [PDF]  

JF Antognini and E Carstens

A simple, quantifiable, and accurate method for applying a noxious mechanical stimulus
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1446-1449. [PDF]  

JF Antognini, S Jinks, V Buzin, and E Carstens

A method for differential delivery of intravenous drugs to the head and torso of the goat
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1450-1452. [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

TJ Pavy, DR Gambling, and MJ Douglas

Combination of diclofenac and intrathecal morphine for cesarean delivery
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1453. [PDF]  

VK Arya

Understanding and defining minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1453-1454. [PDF]  

D Anghelescu and RF Kaplan

Defining levels of sedation in pediatric patients
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1454-1455. [PDF]  

MC Theroux

Tracheal intubation for awake versus paralyzed infants with pyloric stenosis
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1455. [PDF]  

TS Armstrong, GF Byers, and GM Johnston

Tracheal intubation in infants
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1455-1457. [PDF]  

P Krafft, A Nikolic, and M Frass

Esophageal rupture associated with the use of the Combitube
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1457. [PDF]  

SC Forde and RD Berry

Prefilled syringes should be available in obstetric units and operating rooms
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1457-1458. [PDF]  

G Cucchiaro and RA Beers

Recrudescence of opioid effects after intraoperative remifentanil infusion complicated by infiltration of the intravenous catheter
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1458. [PDF]  

M Kanbak

Phenylephrine, dopamine, mannitol, and renal protection during cardiopulmonary bypass
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1458-1459. [PDF]  

S Metz

Awareness with recall during general anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1459-1460. [PDF]  

MR Tramer and P Garnerin

A difference is a difference if it makes a difference
Anesth Analg 1998 87: 1460. [PDF]  

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