EDITORIALS:

Lee A. Fleisher and Paul G. Barash

Governmental Databases, Hospital Information Systems, and Clinical Outcomes: Big Brother or Big Help?
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 811. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA:

David L. Reich, Carol A. Bodian, Marina Krol, Maxine Kuroda, Todd Osinski, and Daniel M. Thys

Intraoperative Hemodynamic Predictors of Mortality, Stroke, and Myocardial Infarction After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Intraoperative hemodynamic abnormalities, including pulmonary hypertension, hypotension during cardiopulmonary bypass, and postcardiopulmonary bypass pulmonary diastolic hypertension, were independently associated with mortality, stroke, and perioperative myocardial infarction over and above the effects of other preoperative risk factors.

Koichiroh Nandate, Alain Vuylsteke, Alan E. Crosbie, Souad Messahel, Amo Oduro-Dominah, and David K. Menon

Cerebrovascular Cytokine Responses During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Specific Production of Interleukin-8 and Its Attenuation by Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Using juguloarterial gradients to measure cerebrovascular cytokine production is novel in the setting of cardiopulmonary bypass and implicates the cerebral activation of inflammatory processes, which may contribute to brain dysfunction. Hypothermia during cardiopulmonary bypass may significantly attenuate this response.

Jean-Luc Fellahi, Philippe Léger, Eddy Philippe, Martine Arthaud, Bruno Riou, Iradj Gandjbakhch, and Pierre Coriat

Pericardial Cardiac Troponin I Release After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Although cardiac troponin I concentrations were much higher in pericardial fluid than in serum and significantly increased in subjects who experienced perioperative Q-wave myocardial infarction, pericardial cardiac troponin I measurements were of less value than serum cardiac troponin I measurements for the diagnosis of perioperative myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting and cannot be recommended in routine clinical practice.

Stefan G. De Hert, Philippe J. Van der Linden, Pieter W. Ten Broecke, Inez E. Rodrigus, Luc A. Sermeus, Adriaan C. Moulijn, and Thierry C. Gillebert

The Effects of ß-Adrenergic Stimulation on the Length-Dependent Regulation of Myocardial Function in Coronary Surgery Patients
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: This study demonstrated that ß-adrenoreceptor stimulation with dobutamine improved length-dependent regulation of myocardial function assessed during leg elevation in cardiac surgical patients.

Hiroto Ohata, Hiroki Iida, Yukinaga Watanabe, and Shuji Dohi

Hemodynamic Responses Induced by Dopamine and Dobutamine in Anesthetized Patients Premedicated with Clonidine
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Our randomized, double-blind study suggests that premedication with clonidine may enhance the effect on blood pressure response to a small dose of dobutamine (direct-acting) and attenuate that to a small dose of dopamine (mixed direct- and indirect-acting) in patients anesthetized with fentanyl and nitrous oxide.

Lee A. Fleisher, Kim A. Eagle, Thomas Shaffer, and Gerard F. Anderson

Perioperative- and Long-Term Mortality Rates After Major Vascular Surgery: The Relationship to Preoperative Testing in the Medicare Population
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Analysis of the Medicare Claims database suggests that vascular surgery is associated with substantial perioperative and long-term mortality. The reduced long-term mortality in patients who had previously undergone preoperative testing and coronary revascularization reinforces the need for a prospective evaluation of these practices.

Harvey J. Woehlck, Lois A. Connolly, Michael P. Cinquegrani, Marshall B. Dunning, III, and Raymond G. Hoffmann

Acute Smoking Increases ST Depression in Humans During General Anesthesia
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Patients under age 65 without symptoms of ischemic heart disease who smoked shortly before surgery had more episodes of rate pressure product-related ST segment depression than nonsmokers, prior smokers, or chronic smokers who did not smoke before surgery. Females were at greater risk of ST depression than males.

Charlotte Huët, L. Rachid Salmi, Dean Fergusson, Ankie W. M. M. Koopman-van Gemert, Fraser Rubens, and Andreas Laupacis

A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Cell Salvage to Minimize Perioperative Allogeneic Blood Transfusion in Cardiac and Orthopedic Surgery
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: This meta-analysis of all published randomized trials provides the best current estimate of the effectiveness of cell salvage and is useful in guiding clinical practice. We conclude that cell salvage in orthopedic surgery decreases the proportion of patients requiring allogeneic blood transfusion perioperatively, but postoperative cell salvage is only marginally effective in cardiac surgery.

Jack S. Shanewise, Albert T. Cheung, Solomon Aronson, William J. Stewart, Richard L. Weiss, Jonathan B. Mark, Robert M. Savage, Pamela Sears-Rogan, Joseph P. Mathew, Miguel A. Quiñones, Michael K. Cahalan, and Joseph S. Savino

ASE/SCA Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Intraoperative Multiplane Transesophageal Echocardiography Examination: Recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography Council for Intraoperative Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Task Force for Certification in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 870. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark D. Stoneham and Steve E. P. Bree

Epileptic Seizure During Awake Carotid Endarterectomy (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 885. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Steven M. Brabant, Daniel Eyraud, Michèle Bertrand, and Pierre Coriat

Refractory Hypotension After Induction of Anesthesia in a Patient Chronically Treated with Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 887. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA:

Wei C. Lau, Carmen R. Green, Gary J. Faerber, Alan R. Tait, and Julie A. Golembiewski

Determination of the Effective Therapeutic Dose of Intrathecal Sufentanil for Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Many anesthetic techniques are used for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). We have previously shown that intrathecal sufentanil was effective for ESWL, but was associated with a high incidence of itching. We tested 60 patients in four spinal sufentanil dose groups and found that doses of 15 and 17.5 µg provided the most effective analgesia with the fewest side effects for ESWL, with only mild itching.

Jun Tang, Baoguo Wang, Paul F. White, Michele Gold, and Julian Gold

Comparison of the Sedation and Recovery Profiles of Ro 48-6791, a New Benzodiazepine, and Midazolam in Combination with Meperidine for Outpatient Endoscopic Procedures
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: The investigational water-soluble benzodiazepine, Ro 48-6791, is a more potent sedative than midazolam, which appears to have a slightly shorter duration of action. Unfortunately, use of Ro 48-6791 increased the requirement for supplemental doses of the sedative medication and the need for "rescue" analgesics during the procedure and was associated with more dizziness after the procedure.

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA:

Robert S. Greenberg, Carol Billett, Marianna Zahurak, and Myron Yaster

Videotape Increases Parental Knowledge About Pediatric Pain Management
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Pediatric pain management often depends on parents recognition and assessment of their child’s pain and their beliefs as to whether the pain should be treated. This prospective, randomized, controlled study demonstrated the effectiveness of an educational videotape in changing parental knowledge concerning postoperative pediatric pain. This effective and efficient teaching medium may be useful in preventing inadequate pain management in postoperative pediatric surgical patients.

Peter J. Davis, Annette Scierka Wilson, Ralph D. Siewers, Frank A. Pigula, and Ira S. Landsman

The Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Remifentanil Kinetics in Children Undergoing Atrial Septal Defect Repair
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: After cardiopulmonary bypass the clearance of remifentanil increases in children. However, the relative lack of change in the coefficient of variation suggests that remifentanil should be a predictable drug in the postcardiopulmonary bypass period.

César Bonome, Javier Belda, Felisa Alvarez-Refojo, Marina Soro, Concepcion Fernández-Goti, and Alberto Cortés

Low-Flow Anesthesia and Reduced Animal Size Increase Carboxyhemoglobin Levels in Swine During Desflurane and Isoflurane Breakdown in Dried Soda Lime
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 909. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: The present study shows that the use of desflurane with desiccated carbon dioxide absorbents in pediatric anesthesia can produce a dangerous carbon dioxide intoxication, especially with low-flow anesthesia.

Kevin R. Dasen

Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation After a Pediatric Tonsillectomy (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 917. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ECONOMICS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH:

Franklin Dexter, Alex Macario, and Liam O'Neill

A Strategy for Deciding Operating Room Assignments for Second-Shift Anesthetists
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [En Espanol]  [Request Permissions]  

Implications: A relief strategy that relies only on analyzing historical case durations from an operating room information system to predict the time remaining in cases performs well at minimizing anesthetist staffing costs.

Franklin Dexter

Design of Appointment Systems for Preanesthesia Evaluation Clinics to Minimize Patient Waiting Times: A Review of Computer Simulation and Patient Survey Studies (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 925. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA:

Damian J. Horstman, David A. McCall, Deborah U. Frank, and George F. Rich

Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Nifedipine Have Similar Effects on Lung cGMP Levels in Rats
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 932. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: High pulmonary pressure after discontinuation of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) may be secondary to a decrease in the natural endogenous NO vasodilator. This rat study suggests that inhaled NO either does not alter endogenous NO or that it has similar effects as nifedipine.

Klaus Westphal, Christian Byhahn, Hans-Joachim Wilke, and Volker Lischke

Percutaneous Tracheostomy: A Clinical Comparison of Dilatational (Ciaglia) and Translaryngeal (Fantoni) Techniques
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [En Espanol]  [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Elective tracheostomy is a widely accepted procedure for gaining long-term airway access. Two techniques for percutaneous tracheostomy—the established Ciaglia method and the new translaryngeal Fantoni technique—were prospectively studied for perioperative complications and practicability in 90 critically ill-patients.

NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIA:

Stefan K. Piechnik, Xin Yang, Marek Czosnyka, Piotr Smielewski, Sarah H. Fletcher, Andrew L. Jones, and John D. Pickard

The Continuous Assessment of Cerebrovascular Reactivity: A Validation of the Method in Healthy Volunteers
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Indices derived from the correlation between spontaneous fluctuations of blood flow velocity wave form and arterial blood pressure may be used for the noninvasive continuous monitoring of cerebrovascular reactivity.

Daniel Talmor, Vlademir Merkind, Alan A. Artru, Oleg Shapiro, Daniel Geva, Leonid Roytblat, and Yoram Shapira

Treatments to Support Blood Pressure Increases Bleeding and/or Decreases Survival in a Rat Model of Closed Head Trauma Combined with Uncontrolled Hemorrhage
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: The results of this study indicate that maintaining mean arterial blood pressure at 70, 80, or 90 mm Hg with either phenylephrine or large volumes of saline worsened the neurodeficit score and/or survival and did not affect cerebral edema formation in our rat model of head trauma combined with hemorrhage.

Hiromichi Terada, Sukejuro Ohta, Toshiaki Nishikawa, Takahide Mizunuma, Yoichi Iwasaki, and Yoko Masaki

The Effect of Intravenous or Subarachnoid Lidocaine on Glutamate Accumulation During Transient Forebrain Ischemia in Rats
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 957. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: IV or subarachnoid lidocaine was demonstrated to suppress glutamate accumulation in the hippocampus and the cortex during transient forebrain ischemia in rats by using the dialysis electrode method. Lidocaine can have a neuroprotective effect through the suppression of the increase in extracellular glutamate concentration.

Daisuke Yoshikawa, Testuya Hara, Kenichiro Takahashi, Toshihiro Morita, and Fumio Goto

An Association Between QTc Prolongation and Left Ventricular Hypokinesis During Sequential Episodes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 962. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA:

Lawrence C. Tsen, Jordan Tarshis, Donald D. Denson, Rapin Osathanondh, Sanjay Datta, and Angela M. Bader

Measurements of Maternal Protein Binding of Bupivacaine Throughout Pregnancy
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 965. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: When venous samples taken from pregnant women were mixed with 5 µg/ml bupivacaine and analyzed, an increase in the free fraction of drug was seen with increasing gestational age, corresponding to decreases in -1-glycoprotein and albumin.

Yaakov Beilin, Andrew B. Leibowitz, Howard H. Bernstein, and Sharon E. Abramovitz

Controversies of Labor Epidural Analgesia (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 969. [Full Text] [PDF] [En Espanol]  [Request Permissions]  

REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MANAGEMENT:

M. E. Gentili, J. X. Mazoit, K. Samii K, and D. Fletcher

The Effect of a Sciatic Nerve Block on the Development of Inflammation in Carrageenan Injected Rats
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Our study has shown that a prolonged (6 h) but not a short sciatic nerve block (90 min) can limit edema and related pain after carrageenan-induced inflammation in rat.

Gary J. McCleane

Intravenous Infusion of Phenytoin Relieves Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Oral phenytoin can relieve neuropathic pain. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of IV phenytoin on neuropathic pain. The results indicate that IV phenytoin may be used to treat flare-ups of chronic neuropathic pain.

V. A. Mitchell, D. M. White, and M. J. Cousins

The Long-Term Effect of Epidural Administration of Butamben Suspension on Nerve Injury-Induced Allodynia in Rats
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: In this animal behavioral study, using rats with nerve injury-induced pain, we examined the possible long-term analgesic effects of epidural administration of a suspension of the local anesthetic, butamben. We found that multiple doses for several days were required to provide a prolonged analgesia.

Wei-wu Pang, Martin S. Mok, Ming-Chou Ku, and Min-Ho Huang

Patient-Controlled Analgesia with Morphine Plus Lysine Acetyl Salicylate
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Injectable aspirin could be used as an effective and safe adjuvant to morphine for patient-controlled analgesia. This combination reduces the dose requirement of morphine and therefore some of the morphine-related untoward effects.

Haimee Kim, Manli Xu, Yiguang Lin, Michael J. Cousins, Robert P. Eckstein, Vicki Jordan, Ian Power, and Laurence E. Mather

Renal Dysfunction Associated with the Perioperative Use of Diclofenac
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 999. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Diclofenac alone does not result in significant perioperative renal dysfunction, but the combination of gentamicin and diclofenac is deleterious to renal function. Considering this and previous findings, the evidence suggests that treatment with aminoglycosides may be a significant risk factor for inducing perioperative renal failure during treatment with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.

Vincent W. S. Chan, Soheyla Nazarnia, Zsuzsanna Kaszas, and Anahi Perlas

The Impact of Saline Flush of the Epidural Catheter on Resolution of Epidural Anesthesia in Volunteers: A Dose-Response Study
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [En Espanol]  [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Epidural catheter flushing with 40 mL of saline, after establishment of epidural lidocaine anesthesia, can facilitate sensory and motor block recovery. However, this does not affect vascular absorption of epidural lidocaine.

Felice Ramajoli, Donatella De Amici, and Annalia Asti

Scanning Electron Microscopy Study on Spinal Microcatheters (Technical Communication)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1011. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thue Bisgaard, Birthe Klarskov, Viggo Bjerregaard Kristiansen, Torben Callesen, Svend Schulze, Henrik Kehlet, and Jacob Rosenberg

Multi-Regional Local Anesthetic Infiltration During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients Receiving Prophylactic Multi-Modal Analgesia: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Study (Technical Communication)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: A combination of incisional and intraabdominal local anesthetic treatment reduced incisional pain but had no effect on deep intraabdominal pain or shoulder pain in patients receiving multi-modal prophylactic analgesia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Incisional pain dominated during the first postoperative week. Incisional infiltration of local anesthetics is recommended in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

James R. Hebl and Terese T. Horlocker

Brachial Neuropathy After Hemodialysis Shunt Placement Under Axillary Blockade (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1025. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dan J. Kopacz and Hugh W. Allen

Accidental Intravenous Levobupivacaine (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1027. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GENERAL ARTICLES:

James M. Sonner, Diane Gong, Joana Li, Edmond I Eger, II, and Michael J. Laster

Mouse Strain Modestly Influences Minimum Alveolar Anesthetic Concentration and Convulsivity of Inhaled Compounds
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Anesthetic potency differs by modest amounts among inbred, outbred, wild, and laboratory mouse strains. Absence of the neural form of protein kinase C increases minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration for isoflurane, indicating that protein phosphorylation by the -isoform of protein kinase C (PKC) can influence the potency of this anesthetic.

Taeko Fukuda, Shigeyuki Saito, Shigehito Sato, Izumi Harukuni, and Hidenori Toyooka

Halothane Minimum Alveolar Anesthetic Concentration and Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity of the Dorsal Horn and the Locus Ceruleus in Rats
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: We examined the effects of a selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, 7-nitro indazole, on halothane minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration and measured the nitric oxide synthase activity in the spinal cord and the locus ceruleus of Sprague-Dawley rats using nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase staining method. 7-Nitro indazole decreased both the minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration and neuronal nitric oxide synthase activity.

Donald M. Taylor, Edmond I Eger, II, and Philip E. Bickler

Halothane, But Not the Nonimmobilizers Perfluoropentane and 1,2-Dichlorohexafluorocyclobutane, Depresses Synaptic Transmission in Hippocampal CA1 Neurons in Rats
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: Halothane, but not the nonimmobilizers 1,2-dichlorohexafluorocyclobutane and perfluoropentane, inhibits hippocampal synaptic transmission at Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses.

Aaron F. Kopman, Monika M. Klewicka, and George G. Neuman

Molar Potency is Not Predictive of the Speed of Onset of Atracurium
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1046. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: The speed of onset of atracurium is slower than predicted, based on its molar potency. Potency of a relaxant may not be a reliable predictor of its time to peak effect, when the drug administered is a mixture of isomers with widely different neuromuscular activities.

J. P. De La Cruz, A. Zanca, J. A. Carmona, and F. Sánchez de la Cuesta

The Effect of Propofol on Oxidative Stress in Platelets from Surgical Patients
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implications: This study demonstrates that propofol inhibits cellular oxidative damage, measured in platelets from surgical patients. Neither thiopental nor the fat emulsion (Intralipid) showed any effect. Moreover, propofol increased the antioxidant defense of glutathione. This could be applied in the protection of tissues from ischemic damage.

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS:

Richard P. Driver, Jr., Joseph M. Brula, and Christine A. Bezouska

The Stability of Atropine Sulfate Solutions Stored in Plastic Syringes in the Operating Room
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1056. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS:

Penny L. Kimball-Jones, Randall M. Schell, and James P. Shook

The Use of Remifentanil Infusion to Allow Intraoperative Awakening for Intentional Fracturing of the Anterior Cervical Spine
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1059. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eric Dominguez, Michael R. Eslinger, and Susan Vincill McCord

Postoperative (Pressure) Alopecia: Report of a Case After Elective Cosmetic Surgery
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1062. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Ghislain Fortier, Sophie St-Onge, and Jean Bussières

Two Other Simple Methods to Protect the Tracheal Cuff of a Double-Lumen Tube
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1064. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eric L. Chernin, Barry Smiler, Paul F. White, and Monica Sa Rego

The Cost-Effectiveness of Methohexital Versus Propofol: The Stability of Reconstituted Methohexital Should Eliminate Waste • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1064. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Craig Pinsker, Paul F. White, and William F. Craig

Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation or Acupuncture • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1065. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carlos Merino

Formulas for Temperature PaO₂ Correction
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1065. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Deniz Özzeybek, Ugur Koca, Zahide Elar, Mustafa Olguner, and Gülce Hakgüder

Glycerol Trinitrate Plus Epidural Sympathetic Block in the Ischemia of Glans Penis
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1066. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Samuel Metz, Denis L. Bourke, and Jerry Biehl

Capnography Via the LTA: Friend or Foe? • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1066. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takashi Asai, Pat Morley-Forster, James Watson, Victor Janzen, Anthony Webster, and Steve Dain

Respiratory Complications Associated with Tracheal Extubation in Adults • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1066. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NavParkash S. Sandhu, Shirl Schaffer, Levon M. Capan, and Jatinder S. Gill

Prevention of Airborne Exposure During Endotracheal Intubation
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1067. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tokuya Harioka, Koichiro Nomura, Satoshi Hosoi, and Kumiko Mukaida

Laparoscopic Resection of Unsuspected Pheochromocytoma
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1068. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joseph L. Nates, Mathew Joseph, Sushil P. Ambesh, and Soma Kaushik

Percutaneous Tracheostomy Techniques • Response
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1068. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stewart J. Lustik and Ashwani K. Chhibber

Unintentional Recirculation with the Rapid Infusion System
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1069. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jonathan V. Roth

Transesophageal Atrial Pacing Can Facilitate ß-Adrenergic Blockade and Heart Rate Control
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1070. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK AND MULTIMEDIA REVIEWS:

Brenda A. Bucklin, Navil Sethna, Julia C. Finkel, Raafat S. Hannallah, Stuart J. Weiss, Gordon Morewood, and Joseph Savino

Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice. 2nd ed. • Expert Panel: Cancer Pain Relief and Palliative Care in Children. • Atlas of Anesthesia. Vol VII. Pediatric Anesthesia. • Atlas of Anesthesia: Vol VIII. Cardiothoracic Anesthesia. • Books and Multimedia Received
Anesth Analg 1999 89: 1071. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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