EDITORIALS:

William J. Mazzei

Maximizing Operating Room Utilization: A Landmark Study
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John C. Rowlingson

Just When We Thought We Understood Patient-Controlled Analgesia...
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 3. [Full Text] [PDF] [En Espanol]  [Request Permissions]  

ECONOMICS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH:

Franklin Dexter, Alex Macario, Rodney D. Traub, Margaret Hopwood, and David A. Lubarsky

An Operating Room Scheduling Strategy to Maximize the Use of Operating Room Block Time: Computer Simulation of Patient Scheduling and Survey of Patients' Preferences for Surgical Waiting Time
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 7. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Operating room utilization can be maximized by allocating block time for the elective cases based on expected total hours of elective cases, scheduling patients into the first available date provided open block time is available within 4 wk, and otherwise scheduling patients in "overflow" time outside of the block time.

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA:

Hiroshi Kitahata, Katsuya Tanaka, Hideyuki Kimura, Shinji Kawahito, and Shuzo Oshita

The Feasibility of Gastrothoracic Ventricular Pacing During Transesophageal Echocardiography
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Using an endocardial pacing lead attached to a transesophageal echocardiography probe, gastrothoracic ventricular pacing can be performed successfully without complications in 75%–80% of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery.

Alessandro Parolari, Daniela Guarnieri, Francesco Alamanni, Thomas Toscano, Vito Tantalo, Tiziano Gherli, Susanna Colli, Fabrizio Foieni, Vincenzo Franzè, Monica Stanghellini, Gian Angelo Gianotti, Paolo Biglioli, and Elena Tremoli

Platelet Function and Anesthetics in Cardiac Surgery: An In Vitro and Ex Vivo Study
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Thiopental inhibited prostaglandin-induced platelet activation at therapeutic concentrations both in vitro and ex vivo in cardiac surgical patients whereas adenosine diphosphate-induced activation was affected only at supratherapeutic drug concentrations. Thus, administration of sodium thiopental may contribute to the in vivo impairment of platelet function in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.

Makoto Tanaka and Toshiaki Nishikawa

A Comparative Study of Hemodynamic and T-Wave Criteria for Detecting Intravascular Injection of the Test Dose (Epinephrine) in Sevoflurane-Anesthetized Adults
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 32. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: To determine whether an epidural catheter resides in a blood vessel, a standard test dose containing a local anesthetic and 15 µg of epinephrine is used. We found that, in sevoflurane-anesthetized adult patients, a systolic blood pressure increase 15 mm Hg and a decrease in T-wave amplitude 0.1 mV and 25% in lead II, but not a heart rate increase 10 bpm, are reliable indicators for detecting intravascular injection.

Yoko Hayakawa-Fujii, Hiroki Iida, and Shuji Dohi

Propofol Anesthesia Enhances Pressor Response to Ephedrine in Patients Given Clonidine
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 37. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: We evaluated the pressor response to ephedrine during isoflurane or propofol anesthesia with or without clonidine premedication. Our study suggests that, in anesthetized patients premedicated with clonidine, decreases in blood pressure may be easier to reverse with ephedrine with some types of anesthesia (e.g., propofol) than with others (e.g., isoflurane).

Kyung W. Park, Motohisa Tofukuji, Caroline Metais, Mark E. Comunale, Hai B. Dai, Michael Simons, Gregory L. Stahl, Azin Agah, and Frank W. Sellke

Attenuation of Endothelium-Dependent Dilation of Pig Pulmonary Arterioles After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Prevented by Monoclonal Antibody to Complement C5a
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: In pigs, pulmonary endothelial dysfunction may occur after cardiopulmonary bypass due to product(s) of complement activation.

Hideaki Tsuchida, Satoru Tanaka, Sumihiko Seki, Hikaru Inoue, and Akiyoshi Namiki

Halothane Attenuates Nitroglycerin-Induced Vasodilation and a Decrease in Intracellular Ca²⁺ in the Rat Thoracic Aorta
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 49. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: We examined nitroglycerin-induced vasorelaxation in the rat thoracic aorta, along with the concomitant measurement of the cytosolic concentrations of Ca²⁺, and found that halothane attenuated endothelium-independent vasorelaxation by suppressing Ca²⁺ dynamics in the smooth muscle.

Mohamad S. Hashim and Ketan Shevde

Dyspnea During Interscalene Block After Recent Coronary Bypass Surgery (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 55. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA:

Glyn D. Williams, Susan L. Bratton, and Chandra Ramamoorthy

Factors Associated with Blood Loss and Blood Product Transfusions: A Multivariate Analysis in Children After Open-Heart Surgery
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Knowledge of the factors associated with blood loss and blood product transfusions can help to identify children at risk of excessive bleeding after open-heart surgery.

Dean B. Andropoulos, Stephen A. Stayer, Sabrina T. Bent, Carlos J. Campos, Louis I. Bezold, Melquiades Alvarez, and Charles D. Fraser

A Controlled Study of Transesophageal Echocardiography to Guide Central Venous Catheter Placement in Congenital Heart Surgery Patients
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Transesophageal echocardiography can be used to guide central venous catheter placement in congenital heart surgery. Central venous catheters that seem to be located high in the right atrium by chest radiograph in these patients are often actually in the superior vena cava and pose little risk of cardiac perforation.

M. Craig Pinsker and Norman V. Carroll

Quality of Emergence from Anesthesia and Incidence of Vomiting with Remifentanil in a Pediatric Population
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 71. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: A randomized, controlled clinical trial of 115 patients undergoing dental restoration indicated that an anesthetic technique using remifentanil provided quality of emergence comparable to and no greater incidence of vomiting than a nonopiate technique.

Hanna Viitanen, Päivi Annila, Matti Viitanen, and Pekka Tarkkila

Premedication with Midazolam Delays Recovery After Ambulatory Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Children
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 75. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: In this randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, premedication with midazolam 0.5 mg/kg PO delayed recovery in children 1–3 yr of age after brief (<30 min) sevoflurane anesthesia. Except for more peaceful sleep at home, premedication did not affect the quality of recovery.

William M. Splinter and Mark S. Schreiner

Preoperative Fasting in Children (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 80. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA:

D. Janet Pavlin, Edward G. Pavlin, Holly C. Gunn, Julie K. Taraday, and Meagan E. Koerschgen

Voiding in Patients Managed With or Without Ultrasound Monitoring of Bladder Volume After Outpatient Surgery
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 90. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Incidence of bladder catheterization and urinary retention were compared in patients managed with and without ultrasound monitoring of bladder volume after outpatient surgery. Monitoring did not alter outcome in patients at low risk of retention, but it facilitated determining when to catheterize patients at high risk of retention (hernia/anal surgery, spinal/epidural anesthesia).

Manzo Suzuki, Kentaro Tsueda, Peter S. Lansing, Merritt M. Tolan, Thomas M. Fuhrman, Connie I. Ignacio, and Rachel A. Sheppard

Small-Dose Ketamine Enhances Morphine-Induced Analgesia After Outpatient Surgery
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [En Espanol]  [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Simultaneous use of small doses of ketamine with morphine enhances the pain relief produced by morphine.

REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MANAGEMENT:

J. Gilbert Stone, Kathryn A. Cozine, and Alvin Wald

Nocturnal Oxygenation During Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [En Espanol]  [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Oxygen saturation was measured postoperatively in patients using morphine patient-controlled analgesia. Substantial nocturnal hypoxemia occurred in half of the patients while they breathed room air. The severity of the hypoxemia was reduced when patients received supplemental oxygen.

H. Wulf, J. Biscoping, B. Beland, B. Bachmann-Mennenga, and J. Motsch

Ropivacaine Epidural Anesthesia and Analgesia Versus General Anesthesia and Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia with Morphine in the Perioperative Management of Hip Replacement
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Compared with general anesthesia and postoperative IV patient-controlled analgesia with morphine, epidural anesthesia and analgesia with the new local anesthetic ropivacaine enables patients to be discharged sooner from a postanesthesia care unit and provides superior pain relief during the first 24 h after hip replacement.

Jhi-Joung Wang, Shung-Tai Ho, Yuan-Hou Liu, Chiu-Ming Ho, Kang Liu, and Yuan-Yi Chia

Dexamethasone Decreases Epidural Morphine-Related Nausea and Vomiting
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: We evaluated IV dexamethasone versus saline control in preventing epidural morphine-related nausea and vomiting in patients receiving epidural morphine for postoperative pain control. We found that IV dexamethasone significantly decreased the total incidence of nausea and vomiting after epidural morphine. IV dexamethasone may be a valuable treatment for preventing epidural morphine-related nausea and vomiting.

Juan J. Lázaro, Carme Franquelo, Xavier Navarro, Bernardo Castellano, Enrique Verdú, Carles Cristòfol, and Margarita Arboix

Prolongation of Nerve and Epidural Anesthetic Blockade by Bupivacaine in a Lipid Emulsion
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [En Espanol]  [Request Permissions]  

Implications: We assessed a lipid emulsion containing bupivacaine for peripheral nerve and epidural anesthetic blockade in the rat. The emulsion allowed a complete blockade, while increasing the duration of the anesthetic effect (by 30%–40%), compared with the standard bupivacaine aqueous solution.

Ian Gilron, Rémi Quirion, and Terence J. Coderre

Pre- Versus Postformalin Effects of Ketamine or Large-Dose Alfentanil in the Rat: Discordance Between Pain Behavior and Spinal Fos-Like Immunoreactivity
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: In this study, we compared pain reduction produced by IV drugs (ketamine or alfentanil) with the ability to prevent injury-induced spinal cord changes. We measured pain behavior and spinal Fos protein after rats received ketamine or alfentanil before versus after formalin injection. Fos inhibition patterns did not clearly correlate with pain reduction, providing further evidence that Fos inhibition is not always predictive of behavioral analgesia.

Måns Belfrage, Märta Segerdahl, Staffan Arnér, and Alf Sollevi

The Safety and Efficacy of Intrathecal Adenosine in Patients with Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: This is the first series of patients with chronic neuropathic pain in which tolerability to spinal adenosine administration has been evaluated. A subset of patients reported transient low back pain as the only side effect. Spontaneous and evoked pain intensity decreased in most patients, an effect lasting for a median of 24 h.

Tomoki Nishiyama, Laszlo Gyermek, Chingmuh Lee, Sachiko Kawasaki-Yatsugi, and Tokio Yamaguchi

The Spinal Antinociceptive Effects of a Novel Competitive AMPA Receptor Antagonist, YM872, on Thermal or Formalin-Induced Pain in Rats
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: A novel -amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA) receptor antagonist, YM872, may have an analgesic effect on both acute and chronic pain when administered intrathecally.

Damian B. Murphy, Glenn McGuire, and Philip Peng

Treatment of Autonomic Hyperreflexia in a Quadriplegic Patient by Epidural Anesthesia in the Postoperative Period (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 148. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sylvia Y. Dolinski, Eric Meek, and Leanne Groban

An Unusual Case of Subcutaneous Emphysema (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 150. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA:

Margaret Aranda, Katherine Kilroy Bradford, and Ronald G. Pearl

Combined Therapy with Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Intravenous Vasodilators During Acute and Chronic Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: In therapy of pulmonary hypertension, inhaled nitric oxide should produce additional selective pulmonary vasodilation when combined with a vasodilator whose mechanism of action is not dependent on cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate.

Birgul Yelken, Todd Dorman, Serdar Erkasap, Emine Dundar, and Belkis Tanriverdi

Clonidine Pretreatment Inhibits Stress-Induced Gastric Ulcer in Rats
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Stressful circumstances can cause stomach ulcers, which can bleed, exposing patients to potentially life-threatening complications. In the present animal study, we showed that clonidine, a routinely available medication, may be useful in preventing stress-induced stomach ulcers.

NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIA:

James E. Baumgardner, Dimitry Baranov, David S. Smith, and Eric L. Zager

The Effectiveness of Rapidly Infused Intravenous Fluids for Inducing Moderate Hypothermia in Neurosurgical Patients
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Chilled IV fluids can be much more effective for the induction of hypothermia than commonly assumed, but they must be administered very rapidly to avoid heat gains in IV tubing.

Nigel M. Bedforth, Keith J. Girling, Jonathan M. Harrison, and Ravi P. Mahajan

The Effects of Sevoflurane and Nitrous Oxide on Middle Cerebral Artery Blood Flow Velocity and Transient Hyperemic Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Transient hyperemic response is preserved during sevoflurane anesthesia but is significantly impaired when nitrous oxide is added to the lower concentration of sevoflurane (2.2%). These findings have implications for neurosurgical patients undergoing general anesthesia.

Keith J. Girling, Gwenda Cavill, and Ravi P. Mahajan

The Effects of Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen on Transient Hyperemic Response in Human Volunteers
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Our study suggests that nitrous oxide impairs cerebral autoregulation and may have implications for its use in neurosurgical anesthesia and for interpretation of the results from studies of anesthetics in which nitrous oxide is used in the background.

GENERAL ARTICLES:

J. R. Brimacombe, C. Keller, A. R. Gunkel, and F. Pühringer

The Influence of the Tonsillar Gag on Efficacy of Seal, Anatomic Position, Airway Patency, and Airway Protection with the Flexible Laryngeal Mask Airway: A Randomized, Cross-Over Study of Fresh Adult Cadavers
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: The flexible laryngeal mask airway forms an effective seal for ventilation and protection of the airway that is unaffected by the application of a mouth gag that provides surgical access to the oropharynx. The efficacy of the seal should be >15 cm H₂O if there is a maximal risk of aspiration from above the cuff.

H. Nguyen Tu, N. Saidi, T. Lieutaud, S. Bensaid, V. Menival, and P. Duvaldestin

Nitrous Oxide Increases Endotracheal Cuff Pressure and the Incidence of Tracheal Lesions in Anesthetized Patients
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: In patients anesthetized with nitrous oxide, the inflation of the tracheal tube cuff with a gas mixture of the same composition as the inhaled mixture can prevent excessive cuff pressure and reduce the incidence of tracheal injury.

Eiji Hashiba, Tetsumi Sato, Kazuyoshi Hirota, Yoshio Hashimoto, and Akitomo Matsuki

The Relaxant Effect of Propofol on Guinea Pig Tracheal Muscle Is Independent of Airway Epithelial Function and ß-Adrenoceptor Activity
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Airway epithelium, as well as vascular endothelium, plays an important role in modulating the baseline tone and reactivity of underlying smooth muscle. We investigated, in vitro, whether the relaxant effect of propofol on airway smooth muscle is dependent on airway epithelial function. We suggest that propofol relaxes airway smooth muscle independently of the epithelial function.

Sushil P. Ambesh, Prakash K. Dubey, and Prabhat K. Sinha

Ondansetron Pretreatment to Alleviate Pain on Propofol Injection: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blinded Study
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: In a double-blinded, controlled study, IV ondansetron (4 mg) pretreatment was used to alleviate pain on injection of propofol. Ondansetron was successful in relieving pain without any adverse effect in a significant number of patients.

Jhi-Joung Wang, Shung-Tai Ho, Shih-Chun Lee, Yao-Chi Liu, Yun-Hou Liu, and Yuan-Chung Liao

The Prophylactic Effect of Dexamethasone on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Women Undergoing Thyroidectomy: A Comparison of Droperidol with Saline
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: We compared the prophylactic administration of dexamethasone to prevent nausea and vomiting with droperidol and saline in women undergoing thyroidectomy. Both dexamethasone and droperidol significantly reduced postoperative nausea and vomiting, but droperidol produced more side effects, which suggests that dexamethasone is a useful treatment in these patients.

Shinichi Inomata, Yuichi Yaguchi, and Hidenori Toyooka

The Effects of Clonidine Premedication on Sevoflurane Requirements and Anesthetic Induction Time
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Oral clonidine preanesthetic medication (4.5 µg/kg) significantly reduces vital capacity rapid inhalation anesthetic induction time and minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration awake for sevoflurane.

Dick Sjögren, Sten G. E. Lindahl, Claes Gottlieb, and Alf Sollevi

Ventilatory Responses to Acute and Sustained Hypoxia During Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Women
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Acute and sustained hypoxic ventilatory responses were investigated in eight women before and during sevoflurane anesthesia. A biphasic ventilatory response was persistent but blunted during anesthesia.

Waheedullah Karzai, Jörg Haberstroh, and Hans-Joachim Priebe

The Effects of Increasing Concentrations of Desflurane on Systemic Oxygenation During One-Lung Ventilation in Pigs
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Oxygenation during one-lung ventilation depends on reflex vasoconstriction in the nonventilated lung. In vitro, desflurane inhibits this reflex dose-dependently. Our results indicate that, in vivo, this does not necessarily translate to dose-dependent decreases in oxygenation during one-lung ventilation.

Katsuya Mikawa, Hirohiko Akamatsu, Kahoru Nishina, Makoto Shiga, Nobuhiro Maekawa, Hidefumi Obara, and Yukie Niwa

The Effects of Cimetidine, Ranitidine, and Famotidine on Human Neutrophil Functions
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Neutrophils play a pivotal role in the antibacterial host defense system and tissue injury. We found that cimetidine and famotidine slightly reduced the O₂^- or H₂O₂ production of neutrophils in a dose-dependent manner, although ranitidine failed to do so. At least ranitidine does not seem to have any deleterious effect on neutrophil function, which is clearly an important consideration in its use in severely ill patients.

Koki Hirota, Akira Masuda, and Yusuke Ito

Volatile Anesthetics Reduce Calcium Current in Parasympathetic Neurons from Bullfrog Hearts
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: The anesthetic reduction of the Ca²⁺ current of parasympathetic neurons can induce a decrease of acetylcholine release from the postganglionic endings. These findings, in part, account for the anesthetic attenuation of the vagal efferent activities observed in humans and experimental animals.

Laurence E. Mather, Stephen R. Edwards, Colin C. Duke, and Michael J. Cousins

Enantioselectivity of Thiopental Distribution into the Central Neural Tissue of Rats: An Interaction with Halothane
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Because thiopental is a mixture of two forms (termed R- and S-enantiomers), correct interpretation of its distribution into, and clearance from, the body requires knowledge about both enantiomers. In this study, performed in rats, we showed that the two enantiomers of thiopental differed significantly, with the R-enantiomer having the preferred profile.

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS:

Charles E. Smith, Tejbir S. Sidhu, Jonathan Lever, and Anna B. Pinchak

The Complexity of Tracheal Intubation Using Rigid Fiberoptic Laryngoscopy (WuScope)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 236. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hiroaki Watanabe, Yohko Watanabe, Miho Ishikawa, Shin Kawana, Shinzoh Sumita, and Akiyoshi Namiki

A New Skin-Protective Sphygmomanometer Cuff
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 240. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW ARTICLES:

Lars I. Eriksson

The Effects of Residual Neuromuscular Blockade and Volatile Anesthetics on the Control of Ventilation
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 243. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS:

Govind R. C. Rajan and Vafa Foroughi

Mainstem Bronchial Obstruction During Laparoscopic Fundoplication
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 252. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Sylvie Le May, Jean-François Hardy, Marie-Christine Taillefer, Gilles Dupuis, Donald Fung, and Marsha Cohen

Measurement of Patient Satisfaction • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 255. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hartmut Buerkle, Carsten Bantel, Rainer Wuesten, Marcus Mae, and Hugo Van Aken

Continuing Inflammation Does Enhance Spinally Mediated Antinociception by Neostigmine in the Rat Model
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 255. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wolfgang H. Maleck, Katharina K. Koetter, Solveig D. Less, Tiberiu Ezri, Daniel Geva, and Peter Szmuk

Pharyngoscopic Views • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 256. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vasilios Dimitriou

Use of a Prototype Flexible Lighted Catheter for Guided Tracheal Intubation Through the Intubating Laryngeal Mask
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 257. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dino Savva and G. D. Puri

Hyperventilation, Hyperoxia, and Cerebral Oxygenation After Traumatic Brain Injury • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 258. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Seiji Ishikawa and Kazuo Abe

Oxygenation May Improve with Time During One-Lung Ventilation • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 258. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julian Y. Y. Wang, Shelagh M. Winship, and Kazuo Abe

The Effects of Propofol, Isoflurane, and Sevoflurane on Oxygenation During One-Lung Ventilation • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 259. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prabhat K. Sinha, Sukanya Mitra, Satinder Gombar, and Kanti K. Gombar

A New Class for Modified Mallampati Sign
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 259. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Evan Goodman and Pat A. Johnson

Carbon Dioxide Tracing for Face Mask Disconnects
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 260. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Keller and J. Brimacombe

Maximal Intracuff Volumes for the Cuffed Oropharyngeal Airway in Adults
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 260. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hwa-Kou King

Pharyngeal Obstruction of a Reinforced Orotracheal Tube
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 261. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Evan Goodman and Pat A. Johnson

A Potential Hazard with Nondisposable Pulse Oximeter Probes
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 261. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Brimacombe, C. Keller, Sarla Hooda, and Shashi Gupta

Sialadenopathy with the Laryngeal Mask Airway • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 261. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Booke, C. Schmidt, H. Van Aken, B. Asfour, D. Stanojevic, and N. Rolf

Continuous Autotransfusion in a Jehovah's Witness Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 262. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrea Casati, Elisabetta Casaletti, J. R. Brimacombe, J. C. Brimacombe, A. M. Berry, and C. Keller

Sore Throat and Pharyngeal Trauma After Extratracheal Airway Placement: Does the Literature Help Practitioners? • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 263. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rafael Miguel, Heidi Behrmann, Antonio P. Diaz, Brenda A. Bucklin, John H. Tinker, and Carl V. Smith

Postdural Puncture Headaches in Special Patient Populations • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 264. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thaddeus J. Krensavage, Pekka O. Talke, and Huong Nguyen

Concept Not New or Recommended • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 264. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas R. Hegi, Rolf W. Schupbach, Urspeter Masche, and Edith R. Schmid

Fully Dilated, Nonreactive Pupils During Cardiac Anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 265. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Delbert R. Black, Duraiyah Thangathurai, Andrew S. Kassinove, and Maged Mikhail

Epidural Falsely Blamed for Lower Extremity Temperature Disparity
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 265. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charles V. Pollack, Jr. and Paula Wadbrook

Bullard Extender Use with the Bullard Laryngoscope
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 265. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kevin R. Dasen and Dave Niswander

Additional Bullard^TM Tips
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 266. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Edward T. Crosby and Mark J. Cleland

Bullard Laryngoscope: Keeping Its Act Together
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 266. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Steven M. Dunn, G. Brent Shulman, Aaron I. Cohn, Ali Habibi, Erin Bushell, Richard J. Jaffe, Rona G. Giffard, and John G. Brock-Utne

More Tips for Users of the Bullard^TM Laryngoscope • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 267. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK AND MULTIMEDIA REVIEWS:

Jeffrey A. Rosenthal, David J. Cook, and Nathan L. Pace

Atlas of Interventional Pain Management • Cardiac Anesthesia. 4th ed. • Mathematics and Statistics in Anaesthesia • Books and Multimedia Received
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 268. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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