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EDITORIALS:

Deepak K. Tempe: In Search of a Reliable Awareness Monitor
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 801-804. [Full Text]

Mehernoor F. Watcha: Investigations of the Bispectral Index Monitor in Pediatric Anesthesia: First Things First
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 805-807. [Full Text]

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA:

George Mychaskiw, II, Marc Horowitz, Vishal Sachdev, and Bobby J. Heath: Explicit Intraoperative Recall at a Bispectral Index of 47 (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 808-809. [Full Text]

Marja Hynninen, Michael A. Borger, Vivek Rao, Richard D. Weisel, George T. Christakis, Jo-Ann Carroll, and Davy C. H. Cheng: The Effect of Insulin Cardioplegia on Atrial Fibrillation After High-Risk Coronary Bypass Surgery: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 810-816. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: We conducted a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of insulin-enhanced cardioplegia in 501 patients undergoing urgent coronary bypass surgery. Insulin did not decrease the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation when compared with placebo. We also failed to demonstrate a difference in the incidence of other postoperative arrhythmias between the two groups of patients.

Jean-Stéphane David, Benoît Vivien, Yves Lecarpentier, Pierre Coriat, and Bruno Riou: Extracellular Calcium Modulates the Effects of Protamine on Rat Myocardium
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 817-823. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: The negative inotropic effect of protamine is enhanced by an increase in extracellular calcium concentration. This negative inotropic effect is probably related to calcium overload and impairment in sarcoplasmic reticulum functions, and heparin can block these effects.

Mark F. Newman, Daniel T. Laskowitz, William D. White, Jerry L. Kirchner, Hilary P. Grocott, Mark Stafford-Smith, Michael H. Sketch, Robert H. Jones, J. G. Reves, and Ann M. Saunders: Apolipoprotein E Polymorphisms and Age at First Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 824-829. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: A correlation exists between apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotypes and the severity of atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that patients with the apoE4 allele are predisposed to coronary artery disease and present earlier for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Individuals with the apoE4 allele presented earlier for CABG, and the apoE4 allele is linked to age at first CABG.

David Royston, Rebecca Cardigan, Cornelia Gippner-Steppert, and Marianne Jochum: Is Perioperative Plasma Aprotinin Concentration More Predictable and Constant After a Weight-Related Dose Regimen?
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 830-836. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Peak plasma concentrations of aprotinin were less variable with a weight-related dose schedule. This has implications for safety with regard to control of anticoagulation and cost in patients with small body mass. Plasma concentrations varied greatly with time between patients. This observation has implications for determining an optimal dose on the basis of aprotinin's currently known mechanisms of action.

Susumu Fujioka, Takeshi Sasaki, Kazuo Hirata, Kazuo Okada, Arifumi Takazawa, Hiroyuki Sakahashi, and Akihiko Toyama: The Relationship Between Plasma Concentration of Mature Adrenomedullin and Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation During and After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 837-841. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Plasma concentrations of mature-form adrenomedullin, a vasodilatory peptide, was correlated with jugular venous oxygen saturation during cardiac surgery. This suggests a relationship between adrenomedullin and cerebral oxygen balance during cardiac surgery.

Konrad Schwarzkopf, Uwe Klein, Torsten Schreiber, Niels-Peter Preußler, Frank Bloos, Herry Helfritsch, Franziska Sauer, and Waheedullah Karzai: Oxygenation During One-Lung Ventilation: The Effects of Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Increasing Levels of Inspired Fraction of Oxygen
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 842-847. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Inhaled nitric oxide failed to improve oxygenation during one-lung ventilation. Oxygenation during one-lung ventilation was improved with increasing levels of FIO2 during ventilation of the right versus the left lung and with increasing pathology of the nonventilated lung.

Vera Von Dossow, Martin Welte, Ulrich Zaune, Eike Martin, Michael Walter, Jens Rückert, Wolfgang J. Kox, and Claudia D. Spies: Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia Combined with General Anesthesia: The Preferred Anesthetic Technique for Thoracic Surgery
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 848-854. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Fifty patients underwent lung surgery through the opened chest wall requiring ventilation of only one lung. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either general anesthesia alone or in combination with regional anesthesia via a catheter in the back. Oxygen content in the blood and blood pressure was better maintained in the group receiving the combination of general with regional anesthesia.

Olivier Langeron, Martin Doelberg, Eng-Than Ang, Francis Bonnet, Xavier Capdevila, and Pierre Coriat: Voluven^®, a Lower Substituted Novel Hydroxyethyl Starch (HES 130/0.4), Causes Fewer Effects on Coagulation in Major Orthopedic Surgery than HES 200/0.5
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 855-862. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Hydroxyethyl starches are common plasma volume expanders, but may interfere with coagulation at large doses. We tested a novel hydroxyethyl starch specification (Voluven(R); Fresenius Kabi, Bad Homburg, Germany) which was developed to reduce hemostatic interactions while preserving its efficacy in restoring plasma volume in comparison to HAES-steril(R) (pentastarch; Fresenius Kabi) in major orthopedic surgery.

Aaron A. Ali, Genevieve S. Ali, J. M. Steinke, and A. P. Shepherd: Co-Oximetry Interference by Hemoglobin-Based Blood Substitutes
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 863-869. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: We investigated the effects of five hemoglobin-based blood substitutes on the measurements of eight different cooximeters. Some blood substitutes caused obvious interference, such as negative carboxyhemoglobin readings; however, the findings indicate that cooximeters will generally give less accurate but clinically useful measurements in the presence of the hemoglobin-based blood substitutes that were tested.

Juhan Paiste and John P. Williams: Unsuccessful Placement of Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe Because of Esophageal Pathology (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 870-871. [Full Text]

Kimio Yokota, Tomoko Fujii, Kenichi Kimura, Takashi Toriumi, and Atsuo Sari: Life-Threatening Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure After Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Successful Treatment with Venoarterial Extracorporeal Life Support Using a Prosthetic Graft Attached to the Right Axillary Artery (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 872-876. [Full Text]

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA:

Carolyn F. Bannister, Keith K. Brosius, Jeffrey C. Sigl, Barbara J. Meyer, and Peter S. Sebel: The Effect of Bispectral Index Monitoring on Anesthetic Use and Recovery in Children Anesthetized with Sevoflurane in Nitrous Oxide
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 877-881. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Bispectral index monitoring in children results in less anesthetic use and faster recovery than standard practice.

Eva M. Gruber, Peter C. Laussen, Alfonso Casta, A. Andrew Zimmerman, David Zurakowski, Robert Reid, Kirsten C. Odegard, Sephali Chakravorti, Peter J. Davis, Francis X. McGowan, Jr, Paul R. Hickey, and Dolly D. Hansen: Stress Response in Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Study of Fentanyl Bolus, Fentanyl Infusion, and Fentanyl-Midazolam Infusion
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 882-890. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: We demonstrated a significant endocrine stress response in infants with well compensated congenital cardiac disease undergoing cardiac surgery, but without adverse postoperative outcome. The use of large-dose fentanyl, with or without midazolam, with the intention of providing "stress free" anesthesia, does not appear to be an important determinant of early postoperative outcome.

Marion Mönkhoff, Uwe Schwarz, Andreas Gerber, Sergio Fanconi, and Oskar Bänziger: The Effects of Sevoflurane and Halothane Anesthesia on Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity in Children
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 891-896. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: The mean cerebral blood flow velocity is significantly decreased in children during inhaled anesthesia with sevoflurane than during halothane. This might be relevant for the choice of anesthetic in children with risk of increased intracranial pressure, neurosurgery, or craniofacial osteotomies.

Zeev N. Kain, Shu-Ming Wang, Linda C. Mayes, Dawn M. Krivutza, and Barbara A. Teague: Sensory Stimuli and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 897-903. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Children are less anxious and show increased compliance during induction when exposed to a single care-provider in a dimmed, quiet operating room with background music.

Evan G. Pivalizza, Penelope J. Pivalizza, Spencer Kee, Lewis I. Gottschalk, Peter Szmuk, and David C. Abramson: Sonoclot Analysis in Healthy Children
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 904-906. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Sonoclot variables are presented for 95 healthy pediatric surgical patients in four age groups, with small differences found in the Sonoclot (Sienco, Inc., Morrison, CO) activated clotting time between two groups and no significant differences in three other variables among groups.

Dorothee H. Bremerich, Gerd Neidhart, Klaus Heimann, Paul Kessler, and Michael Behne: Prophylactically-Administered Rectal Acetaminophen Does Not Reduce Postoperative Opioid Requirements in Infants and Small Children Undergoing Elective Cleft Palate Repair
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 907-912. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Acetaminophen is widely used prophylactically for postoperative analgesia in children and is thought to have an opioid-sparing effect. We showed that rectal acetaminophen up to 40 mg/kg administered at anesthesia induction lacked proof of efficacy, whereas IV opioid boluses resulted in reliable pain relief in children undergoing cleft palate repair.

Christine J. C. Cheng and Davinder S. Garewal: A Failure of the Chain-Link Mechanism on the Ohmeda Excel 210 Anesthetic Machine (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 913-914. [Full Text]

Makoto Tanaka, Rie Nitta, and Toshiaki Nishikawa: Increased T-Wave Amplitude After Accidental Intravascular Injection of Lidocaine Plus Bupivacaine Without Epinephrine in Sevoflurane-Anesthetized Child (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 915-917. [Full Text]

AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA:

Ramesh I. Patel, Susan T. Verghese, Raafat S. Hannallah, Azeb Aregawi, and Kantilal M. Patel: Fast-Tracking Children After Ambulatory Surgery
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 918-922. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: The results of this study show that the total recovery time is shorter in children who are fast-tracked (bypass the postanesthesia care unit) after ambulatory surgery. A higher percentage of parents of the Fast-Track group felt that their child was restless on arrival at the second-stage recovery unit. Fast-tracking children after ambulatory surgery is feasible and beneficial when specific selection criteria are used.

Scott S. Reuben, Joseph Sklar, and Mervhat El-Mansouri: The Preemptive Analgesic Effect of Intraarticular Bupivacaine and Morphine After Ambulatory Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 923-926. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: The administration of intraarticular morphine 3 mg before arthroscopic knee surgery provides a longer duration of analgesia with less 24-h opioid use compared with the administration of the drug at the completion of surgery.

Franklin Dexter, Richard H. Epstein, and Donald H. Penning: Statistical Analysis of Postanesthesia Care Unit Staffing at a Surgical Suite with Frequent Delays in Admission from the Operating Room—A Case Study (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 947-949. [Full Text]

ANESTHETIC PHARMACOLOGY:

Eli Lewis, Boris Rogachev, Gadi Shaked, and Amos Douvdevani: The In Vitro Effects of Ketamine at Large Concentrations Can Be Attributed to a Nonspecific Cytostatic Effect
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 927-929. [Full Text]

Kristen Marie Coates, Lawrence Edward Mather, Raymond Johnson, and Pamela Flood: Thiopental is a Competitive Inhibitor at the Human ${alpha}$ 7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 930-933. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Thereceptors for nicotine in the brain may be involved in the mechanism of general anesthetics. We have shown that a human receptor for nicotine is inhibited by the anesthetic barbiturate thiopental, at concentrations used clinically. The nicotinic receptor thus may mediate some of the actions of this drug.

David F. Cechetto, Tom Diab, Candace J. Gibson, and Adrian W. Gelb: The Effects of Propofol in the Area Postrema of Rats
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 934-942. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Propofol may produce its antiemetic effect by depleting the area postrema of serotonin as well as by a direct {gamma}-aminobutyric acid-mediated inhibition.

ECONOMICS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH:

Franklin Dexter, Rodney D. Traub, and Philip Lebowitz: Scheduling A Delay Between Different Surgeons’ Cases in the Same Operating Room on the Same Day Using Upper Prediction Bounds for Case Durations
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 943-946. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: We show how to use a statistical analysis of historical case duration data to calculate an appropriate and accurate scheduled delay between two surgeons' cases in the same operating room on the same day.

CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA:

Peter Neumann and Göran Hedenstierna: Ventilatory Support by Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Breathing Improves Gas Exchange as Compared with Partial Ventilatory Support with Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 950-958. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Oxygenation is better with continuous positive airway pressure breathing than with partial mechanical ventilatory support using airway pressure release ventilation. Therefore, mechanical ventilatory support achieved by a cyclic release of airway pressure during APRV should be kept at the minimum level that enables enough ventilatory support for patients to avoid respiratory muscle fatigue.

Kahoru Nishina, Katsuya Mikawa, Shun-ichi Kodama, and Hidefumi Obara: ONO1714, a New Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor, Attenuates Sepsis-Induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Hamsters
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 959-966. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Sepsis impairs diaphragmatic contractility and endurance capacity, which may be involved in acute respiratory failure. Pretreatment with ONO1714, a new selective inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, attenuated sepsis-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction in hamsters.

Wolfgang G. Voelckel, Keith G. Lurie, Todd Zielinski, Scott McKnite, Patrick Plaisance, Volker Wenzel, and Karl H. Lindner: The Effects of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure During Active Compression Decompression Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with the Inspiratory Threshold Valve
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 967-974. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Inspiratory impedance during active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves perfusion pressures, and vital organ blood flow during cardiac arrest. Increasing levels of positive end-expiratory pressure during performance of active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation with an inspiratory impedance valve improves oxygenation, and increases the diastolic aortic-left ventricular pressure gradient and systolic arterial blood pressure.

Bernhard Walder, Nadia Elia, Iris Henzi, Jacques R. Romand, and Martin R. Tramèr: A Lack of Evidence of Superiority of Propofol Versus Midazolam for Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients: A Qualitative and Quantitative Systematic Review
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 975-983. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: The duration of adequate sedation time is longer with propofol compared with midazolam. In postoperative patients with sedation <36 h, weaning is faster with propofol. The clinical relevance of these differences remains unclear. Specific adverse effects are more common with propofol. For rational decision making, reliable data are needed on cost, mortality, intensive care unit populations other than postoperative, and long-term sedation.

NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIA:

Haim Berkenstadt, Nevo Margalit, Moshe Hadani, Zeev Friedman, Eran Segal, Yael Villa, and Azriel Perel: Stroke Volume Variation as a Predictor of Fluid Responsiveness in Patients Undergoing Brain Surgery
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 984-989. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Stroke volume variation may be used as a continuous preload variable and in combination with the continuously measured cardiac output, defining on-line the most important characteristics of cardiac function, allowing for optimal fluid management.

Kyung W. Park, Caroline Metais, Hai B. Dai, Mark E. Comunale, and Frank W. Sellke: Microvascular Endothelial Dysfunction and its Mechanism in a Rat Model of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 990-996. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Acute microvascular endothelial dysfunction may occur after subarachnoid hemorrhage and contribute to microvascular spasm.

OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA:

Pamela J. Morgan, Stephen H. Halpern, and Jordan Tarshis: The Effects of an Increase of Central Blood Volume Before Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: A Qualitative Systematic Review
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 997-1005. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: We performed a systematic review to determine whether fluid loading reduced the incidence of low blood pressure after spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery. Although no technique totally eliminates the occurrence of hypotension, colloid administration (starch or gelatin containing fluids) and leg wrapping were the most effective.

Kyung Yeon Yoo, JongUn Lee, Hak Song Kim, and Seong Wook Jeong: The Effects of Opioids on Isolated Human Pregnant Uterine Muscles
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1006-1009. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Opioids do not have a significant effect on spontaneous contractions of gravid human uterine muscle at their clinically relevant concentrations.

Timothy J. G. Pavy, Michael J. Paech, and Sharon F. Evans, PhD: The Effect of Intravenous Ketorolac on Opioid Requirement and Pain After Cesarean Delivery
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1010-1014. [Abstract] [Full Text]

REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE:

Eva M. Gruber, Edda M. Tschernko, Meinhard Kritzinger, Elena Deviatko, Wilfried Wisser, David Zurakowski, and Wolfram Haider: The Effects of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia with Bupivacaine 0.25% on Ventilatory Mechanics in Patients with Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1015-1019. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Thoracic epidural anesthesia with bupivacaine 0.25% does not impair ventilatory mechanics and inspiratory respiratory muscle strength in severely limited chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Thus, thoracic epidural anesthesia can be used safely in patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Tsung-Ying Chen, Chia-Chih Tseng, Li-Kai Wang, Tong-Ying Tsai, Bing-Shuo Chen, and Chuan-Lin Chang: The Clinical Use of Small-Dose Tetracaine Spinal Anesthesia for Transurethral Prostatectomy
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1020-1023. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Small-dose hyperbaric tetracaine (4 mg with 10 {micro}g fentanyl added) may provide adequate anesthesia and fewer side effects for transurethral resection of the prostate.

Peter S. Hodgson and Spencer S. Liu: A Comparison of Ropivacaine with Fentanyl to Bupivacaine with Fentanyl for Postoperative Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1024-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Patient-controlled epidural analgesia with bupivacaine/fentanyl and ropivacaine/fentanyl as either 0.05% or 0.1% solutions are clinically similar. Lower-extremity motor function will decrease with the use of any of these combinations, but is unlikely to result in the inability to walk.

Yoram Shir, Rishi Sheth, James N. Campbell, Srinivasa N. Raja, and Ze’ev Seltzer: Soy-Containing Diet Suppresses Chronic Neuropathic Sensory Disorders in Rats
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1029-1034. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Levels of chronic sensory disorders in a rat model of allodynia and hyperalgesia after partial sciatic nerve ligation depend on the consumption of a soy-containing diet. Further studies are needed to determine the role of diet in humans with chronic pain.

Jason K. Wong, Daniel A. Haas, and James W. Hu: Local Anesthesia Does Not Block Mustard-Oil-Induced Temporomandibular Inflammation
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1035-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Inflammation found in temporomandibular disorders and rheumatoid arthritis may result from mediators released by pain-sensing neurons. Local anesthesia failed to block simulated neurogenic temporomandibular inflammation in a rat model, suggesting that functional neuronal input may not be necessary for the promotion of inflammation.

Lars G. Fischer, Maria Bremer, Elizabeth J. Coleman, Beate Conrad, Boris Krumm, Ariane Gross, Markus W. Hollmann, Gerald Mandell, and Marcel E. Durieux: Local Anesthetics Attenuate Lysophosphatidic Acid-Induced Priming in Human Neutrophils
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1041-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) influences two functions of human neutrophils, migration and metabolic activity. It acted as a chemoattractant and a priming-but not activating-agent. Responses to LPA were attenuated by local anesthetics in clinically relevant concentrations.

Julien Vaisman: Pelvic Hematoma After an Ilioinguinal Nerve Block for Orchialgia (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1048-1049. [Full Text]

Jeffrey D. Swenson, Simon Durcan, Dennis Johnson, Jeffrey Porth, and Joel MacDonald: The Successful Treatment of a Spino-Subcutaneous Fistula After Bone Marrow Harvest by Using an Epidural Blood Patch (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1050-1051. [Full Text]

GENERAL ARTICLES:

Emmanuel R. Basto, Catherine Waintrop, François D. Mourey, Jérome P. Landru, Benoît G. Eurin, and Laurent P. Jacob: Intravenous Ketoprofen in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1052-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: In a prospective open study, ketoprofen reduced the pain score after thyroid and parathyroid surgery, as well as morphine requirements and related adverse effects, without increasing the risk of cervical bleeding.

Merja Laisalmi, Heidi Eriksson, Anna-Maria Koivusalo, Pertti Pere, Per Rosenberg, and Leena Lindgren, MD: Ketorolac is Not Nephrotoxic in Connection with Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Breast Surgery
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1058-1063. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: The different kinetics of N-acetyl-ß-D-glucosaminidase indexed to urinary creatinine and serum inorganic fluoride during and after sevoflurane anesthesia suggest that the observed mild renal tubular function deterioration is not caused by inorganic fluoride. Administration of ketorolac IM is therefore considered safe in adequately hydrated healthy adult patients given sevoflurane anesthesia.

Ryo Orii, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Masakazu Hayashida, Kanji Uchida, Yoshitsugu Yamada, Tadatoshi Takayama, Masatoshi Makuuchi, and Kazuo Hanaoka: Lactate is Correlated with the Indocyanine Green Elimination Rate in Liver Resection for Cirrhotic Patients
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1064-1070. [Abstract] [Full Text]
Implications: In cirrhotic patients who underwent liver resection with Pringle's maneuver, the lactate increase and decrease during the ischemic and postischemic phases correlated with the change in the indocyanine green elimination rate. The blood lactate profile might be a reliable indicator of liver metabolic capacity during surgery.

CASE REPORTS:

James R. Hebl, Steven H. Rose, Bradly J. Narr, and Duane K. Rorie: Postoperative Left Vocal Cord Dysfunction Caused by Ortner’s Cardiovocal Syndrome
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1071-1072. [Full Text]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Dennis Fisher: Statistical Clarification
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1073. [Full Text]

Shirley Swindoll and Christine Langer: Creation of Individual Soaking Compartments Within a Glutaraldehyde Fume Hood
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1073. [Full Text]

Colin Royse, Paul Soeding, Alistair Royse, and Felix Ramon Montes: Immediate or Early Extubation: Where Do We Start? • Response
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1073-1074. [Full Text]

Roy Soto and Alonso Mesa: New Intravenous Catheter Not Suitable for Trans-Tracheal Jet Ventilation
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1074. [Full Text]

F. J. Singelyn, Stephen M. Klein, Roy A. Greengrass, Karen Nielsen, and Susan M. Steele: Difficult Insertion of Interscalene Brachial Plexus Catheter • Response
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1074-1075. [Full Text]

Jae-Hyon Bahk and Young-Jin Lim: Use of Intracuff Lidocaine During General Anesthesia • Response
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1075-1077. [Full Text]

Kiyoshi Nagase and Kaori Ando-Nagase: Endotoxin Augments Cerebral Hyperemic Response to Halothane by Inducing Nitric Oxide Synthase
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1075. [Full Text]

Guy Weinberg and Timothy VadeBoncouer: Improved Energetics May Explain the Favorable Effect of Insulin Infusion on Bupivacaine Cardiotoxicity
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1075-1076. [Full Text]

Stephen A. Stayer, Sabrina T. Bent, and Dean A. Andropoulos: Proper Probe Positioning for Infants with Compromised Ventilation from Transesophageal Echocardiography
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1076-1077. [Full Text]

BOOK AND MULTIMEDIA REVIEWS:

Charles E. Laurito, Theodore C. Smith, Gary D. Thal, and Claudia C. Crawford: Regional Anesthesia; Volume 12, Number 2 (April 2000) of Problems in Anesthesia • Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on the History of Anaesthesia • Frontiers in Anesthesia; Volume 12, Number 1 of Problems in Anesthesia • Awareness During Anesthesia • Books and Multimedia Received
Anesth Analg 2001 92: 1078-1080. [Full Text]