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Editorial Board pages i-ii Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Table of Contents pages iii-iv Full-Text PDF (34 KB)
Original Contributions
Three concentrations of levobupivacaine for ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block in ambulatory pediatric surgery, 17 July 2009 Nicola Disma, Pietro Tuo, Sarah Pellegrino, Marinella Astuto pages 389-393 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (239 KB)
Results of a pilot study on the effects of propofol and dexmedetomidine on inflammatory responses and intraabdominal pressure in severe sepsis, 29 June 2009 Muhittin Tasdogan, Dilek Memis, Necdet Sut, Mahmut Yuksel pages 394-400 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (183 KB)
Comparison of ropivacaine 0.2% and 0.25% with lidocaine 0.5% for intravenous regional anesthesia, 14 July 2009 Ibrahim Asik, Aysu Inan Kocum, Asutay Goktug, K. Sanem Cakar Turhan, Neslihan Alkis pages 401-407 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (171 KB)
Spread of spinal anesthesia in patients having perianal surgery in the jackknife position: effects of baricity of 0.5% bupivacaine and positioning during and after induction of spinal anesthesia, 07 September 2009 Jun Ariyama, Masakazu Hayashida, Yuji Sugimoto, Hirokazu Imanishi, Yoshiko To-oyma, Akira Kitamura pages 408-413 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (269 KB)
Lymphocyte apoptosis after major abdominal surgery is not influenced by anesthetic technique: a comparative study of general anesthesia versus combined general and epidural analgesia, 09 September 2009 Artemisia Papadima, Maria Boutsikou, Emmanuel E. Lagoudianakis, Agapi Kataki, Manoussos Konstadoulakis, Loukas Georgiou, Vaggelogiannis Katergiannakis, Andreas Manouras pages 414-421 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (361 KB)
Restoration of pulmonary compliance after laparoscopic surgery using a simple alveolar recruitment maneuver, 09 September 2009 Ozlem S. Cakmakkaya, Guner Kaya, Fatis Altintas, Mehmet Hayirlioglu, Birsel Ekici pages 422-426 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (192 KB)
Rapid injection of rocuronium reduces withdrawal movement on injection, 09 September 2009 Yong Cheol Lee, Young Ho Jang, Jin Mo Kim, Sang Gyu Lee pages 427-430 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (199 KB)
Case Reports
Does bilateral bispectral index monitoring (BIS) detect the discrepancy of cerebral reperfusion during carotid endarterectomy?, 22 July 2009 Mitsuharu Kodaka, Yuki Nishikawa, Toshinari Suzuki, Kazumi Asano, Akihiko Maeyama, Hideki Miyao pages 431-434 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (496 KB)
Dexmedetomidine/ketamine for diagnostic cardiac catheterization in a child with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension, 21 July 2009 Hamish M. Munro, Donald E. Felix, David G. Nykanen pages 435-438 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (103 KB)
Unexpected difficult intubation due to lingual tonsillar hyperplasia in a thoracotomy patient: intubation with the double-lumen tube using stylet and fiberoptic bronchoscopy, 07 September 2009 Mehmet E. Orhan, Alper Gözübüyük, Ali Sızlan, Umur Dere pages 439-441 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (148 KB)
Dexmedetomidine supplemented with local anesthesia for awake laryngoplasty, 10 September 2009 Basem Abdelmalak, Larina Gutenberg, Robert R. Lorenz, Michael Smith, Ehab Farag, D. John Doyle pages 442-443 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (229 KB)
Review Article
Sugammadex: the first selective binding reversal agent for neuromuscular block, 09 September 2009 Anthony L. Kovac pages 444-453 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (176 KB)
Case Conference
The diagnostic process and perioperative and anesthetic management of an undiagnosed congenital cyanotic cardiac defect in an adult for trauma surgery, 16 April 2009 Tim Litofe, Jochen Muehlschlegel, Yong Peng, Avner Sidi, Mark S. Bleiweis pages 454-458 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (134 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Operating room clothing: design and ergonomic concepts, 09 September 2009 Anna Becker, Yoel Donchin, Noemi Bitterman pages 459-461 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (530 KB)
Cosmetic anaphylaxis?, 22 June 2009 W.J. Russell, S. George pages 461-463 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (209 KB)
Reliable block of the gag reflex in one minute or less, 20 May 2009 David L. Saliba, Thomas A. McCutchen, Melissa J. Laxton, Scott A. Miller, John E. Reynolds page 463 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (134 KB)
Sequential one-lung ventilation using one Arndt endobronchial blocker in a pediatric patient undergoing bilateral, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), 09 September 2009 Pei-ying Li, Hua-hua Gu, Wei-min Liang page 464 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (49 KB)
Retained continuous lumbar plexus block catheter, 09 September 2009 Gregory L. Rose, J. Thomas McLarney pages 464-465 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Pulse contour analysis demonstrates that phenylephrine provides an “endogenous” fluid challenge. Could it be used to judge fluid responsiveness in spontaneously breathing patients?, 09 September 2009 Thomas L. Archer pages 465-467 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (325 KB)
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