EDITORIALS:

James C. Eisenach

Epidural Neostigmine: Will It Replace Lipid Soluble Opioids for Postoperative and Labor Analgesia?
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 293-295. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cynthia A. Wong

Labor Analgesia: Is There an Ideal Technique?
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 296-298. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lex W. Schultheis, Bindi M. Nikhar, R. Daniel Mellon, Suresh Doddapaneni, Danae D. Christodoulo, Rigoberto Roca, and Bob A. Rappaport

Clinical Investigation of Neuraxially Administered Drugs: A Regulatory Perspective
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 299-300. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Leanne Groban and John Butterworth

Fentanyl: Destiny or Devil?
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 301-302. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Holger Herff, Volker Wenzel, and David Lockey

Prehospital Intubation: The Right Tools in the Right Hands at the Right Time
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 303-305. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIOLOGY:

Glenn S. Murphy, Joseph W. Szokol, Jesse H. Marymont, Steven B. Greenberg, Michael J. Avram, Jeffery S. Vender, Saadia S. Sherwani, Margarita Nisman, and Victoria Doroski

Morphine-Based Cardiac Anesthesia Provides Superior Early Recovery Compared with Fentanyl in Elective Cardiac Surgery Patients
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 311-319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Guyan Wang, Daniel Bainbridge, Janet Martin, and Davy Cheng

The Efficacy of an Intraoperative Cell Saver During Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 320-330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rien A. J. M. Huybregts, Roel de Vroege, Evert K. Jansen, Anne W. van Schijndel, Herman M. T. Christiaans, and Willem van Oeveren

The Association of Hemodilution and Transfusion of Red Blood Cells with Biochemical Markers of Splanchnic and Renal Injury During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 331-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patrick Schober, Stephan A. Loer, and Lothar A. Schwarte

Perioperative Hemodynamic Monitoring with Transesophageal Doppler Technology (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 340-353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME] [Request Permissions]  

Corinna Velik-Salchner, Christoph Hoermann, Daniel Hoefer, Josef Margreiter, and Peter Mair

Thromboembolic Complications During Weaning from Right Ventricular Assist Device Support (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 354-357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Denise C. Joffe and Donald C. Oxorn

Transitional Atrioventricular Canal (Echo Rounds)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 358-360. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Priya A. Kumar, Tory McGrath, Brian P. Griffin, Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski, Andrej Alfirevic, Harendra Arora, and Lee K. Wallace

Aortic Valve Homograft: A Rare Cause of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (Echo Rounds)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 361-363. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY:

Hatice Türe, Arzu Mercan, Ozge Koner, Bora Aykac, and Ugur Türe

The Effects of Propofol Infusion on Hepatic and Pancreatic Function and Acid-Base Status in Children Undergoing Craniotomy and Receiving Phenytoin
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 366-371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ning Miao, Sondra W. Levin, Eva H. Baker, Rafael C. Caruso, Zhongjian Zhang, Andrea Gropman, Deloris Koziol, Robert Wesley, Anil B. Mukherjee, and Zenaide M. N. Quezado

Children with Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Have an Increased Risk of Hypothermia and Bradycardia During Anesthesia
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 372-378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark W. Crawford, Carolyne Pehora, and Alejandra V. Lopez

Drug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Children Receiving Chemotherapy for Acute Leukemia: Does Propofol Increase the Risk? (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 379-381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Katherine Taylor and Helen Holtby

Emergency Interventional Lung Assist for Pulmonary Hypertension (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 382-385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AMBULATORY ANESTHESIOLOGY:

Paul F. White, Jun Tang, Ronald H. Wender, Roya Yumul, O. Jameson Stokes, Alexander Sloninsky, Robert Naruse, Robert Kariger, Evelyn Norel, Steven Mandel, Tom Webb, and Alan Zaentz

Desflurane Versus Sevoflurane for Maintenance of Outpatient Anesthesia: The Effect on Early Versus Late Recovery and Perioperative Coughing
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 387-393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ANESTHETIC PHARMACOLOGY:

Tadayoshi Kurita, Kotaro Takata, Koji Morita, Yoriko Morishima, Masahiro Uraoka, Takasumi Katoh, and Shigehito Sato

The Influence of Hemorrhagic Shock on the Electroencephalographic and Immobilizing Effects of Propofol in a Swine Model
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 398-404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Filip Sedlic, Danijel Pravdic, Marko Ljubkovic, Jasna Marinovic, Anna Stadnicka, and Zeljko J. Bosnjak

Differences in Production of Reactive Oxygen Species and Mitochondrial Uncoupling as Events in the Preconditioning Signaling Cascade Between Desflurane and Sevoflurane
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 405-411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Feng Qi, Koji Ogawa, Yasuyuki Tokinaga, Nobuhiko Uematsu, Toshiyuki Minonishi, and Yoshio Hatano

Volatile Anesthetics Inhibit Angiotensin II-Induced Vascular Contraction by Modulating Myosin Light Chain Phosphatase Inhibiting Protein, CPI-17 and Regulatory Subunit, MYPT1 Phosphorylation
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 412-417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas C. Marbury, Bo Jin, Deborah Panebianco, M. Gail Murphy, Hong Sun, Judith K. Evans, Tae H. Han, Marvin L. Constanzer, James Dru, and Craig R. Shadle

Lack of Effect of Aprepitant or Its Prodrug Fosaprepitant on QTc Intervals in Healthy Subjects
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 418-425. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTING, AND SIMULATION:

William B. Waldrop, David J. Murray, John R. Boulet, and Joseph F. Kras

Management of Anesthesia Equipment Failure: A Simulation-Based Resident Skill Assessment
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 426-433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Akinori Uchiyama, Cheng Chang, Shinya Suzuki, Takashi Mashimo, and Yuji Fujino

An Expiratory Assist During Spontaneous Breathing Can Compensate for Endotracheal Tube Resistance
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 434-440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marije Reekers, Mischa J. G. Simon, Fred Boer, René A. G. Mooren, Jack W. van Kleef, Albert Dahan, and Jaap Vuyk

Cardiovascular Monitoring by Pulse Dye Densitometry or Arterial Indocyanine Green Dilution
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 441-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roshdi R. Al-Metwalli, Hany A. Mowafi, and Salah A. Ismail

Double-Lumen Tube Placement Using a Retractable Carinal Hook: A Preliminary Report
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 447-450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ela Chakkarapani, Marianne Thoresen, Catherine E. Hobbs, Kristian Aquilina, Xun Liu, and John Dingley

A Closed-Circuit Neonatal Xenon Delivery System: A Technical and Practical Neuroprotection Feasibility Study in Newborn Pigs (Technical Communication)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 451-460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gerald C. Ihra, Andreas Heid, and Thomas Pernerstorfer

Airway Stenosis-Related Increase of Pulmonary Pressure During High-Frequency Jet Ventilation Depends on Injector’s Position (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 461-465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Matthieu Biais, Karine Nouette-Gaulain, Stéphanie Roullet, Alice Quinart, Philippe Revel, and François Sztark

A Comparison of Stroke Volume Variation Measured by Vigileo^TM/FloTrac^TM System and Aortic Doppler Echocardiography (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 466-469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ednan Sheikh, David P. Maguire, and David Gratch

Autotriggering During Pressure Support Ventilation Due to Cardiogenic Oscillations (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 470-472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PATIENT SAFETY:

Hamdy Awad, Scott Santilli, Matthew Ohr, Andrew Roth, Wendy Yan, Soledad Fernandez, Steven Roth, and Vipul Patel

The Effects of Steep Trendelenburg Positioning on Intraocular Pressure During Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 473-478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tyler R. Call, Frederic J. Auerbach, Scott W. Riddell, Deanna L. Kiska, Sumena C. Thongrod, See Wan Tham, and Nancy A. Nussmeier

Nosocomial Contamination of Laryngoscope Handles: Challenging Current Guidelines
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 479-483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aude Jeannin, Pierre Saignac, Jean Palussière, Jean-Pierre Gékière, Edouard Descat, and Fabrice Lakdja

Massive Systemic Air Embolism During Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of a Primary Lung Tumor (Case Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 484-486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA:

Miguel A. Cobas, Maria Alejandra De la Peña, Ronald Manning, Keith Candiotti, and Albert J. Varon

Prehospital Intubations and Mortality: A Level 1 Trauma Center Perspective
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 489-493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karim Lakhal, Stephan Ehrmann, Isabelle Runge, Annick Legras, Pierre-François Dequin, Emmanuelle Mercier, Michel Wolff, Bernard Régnier, and Thierry Boulain

Tracking Hypotension and Dynamic Changes in Arterial Blood Pressure with Brachial Cuff Measurements
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 494-501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ahmet Eroglu

The Effect of Intravenous Alanyl-Glutamine Supplementation on Plasma Glutathione Levels in Intensive Care Unit Trauma Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition: The Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 502-505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniel Friedman, Jan Claassen, and Lawrence J. Hirsch

Continuous Electroencephalogram Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 506-523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY:

Vernon H. Ross, Peter H. Pan, Medge D. Owen, Melvin H. Seid, Lynne Harris, Brittany Clyne, Misa Voltaire, and James C. Eisenach

Neostigmine Decreases Bupivacaine Use by Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia During Labor: A Randomized Controlled Study
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 524-531. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kyle S. Fisher, Alan T. Arnholt, Michal E. Douglas, Scott L. Vandiver, and Daniel H. Nguyen

A Randomized Trial of the Traditional Sitting Position Versus the Hamstring Stretch Position for Labor Epidural Needle Placement (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 532-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, AND POLICY:

Brenda G. Fahy, Destiny F. Chau, and Meriem Bensalem-Owen

Evaluating the Requirements of Electroencephalograph Instruction for Anesthesiology Residents (Brief Report)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 535-538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE:

Cambell Bennett, Logan J. Voss, John P. M. Barnard, and James W. Sleigh

Practical Use of the Raw Electroencephalogram Waveform During General Anesthesia: The Art and Science (Special Article)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 539-550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME] [Request Permissions]  

W. Scott Jellish, John P. Leonetti, Carl M. Buoy, James M. Sincacore, Kristina J. Sawicki, and Micheal P. Macken

Facial Nerve Electromyographic Monitoring to Predict Movement in Patients Titrated to a Standard Anesthetic Depth
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 551-558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Toshinori Horiuchi, Masahiko Kawaguchi, Naoko Kurita, Satoki Inoue, Mitsutoshi Nakamura, Noboru Konishi, and Hitoshi Furuya

The Long-Term Effects of Mild to Moderate Hypothermia on Gray and White Matter Injury After Spinal Cord Ischemia in Rats
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 559-566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giuseppina Magni, Italia La Rosa, Guido Melillo, Angela Savio, and Giovanni Rosa

A Comparison Between Sevoflurane and Desflurane Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy for Supratentorial Intracranial Surgery
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 567-571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vincent Prinz and Matthias Endres

The Acute (Cerebro)Vascular Effects of Statins (Review Article)
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 572-584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ANALGESIA:

Brian M. Ilfeld, Scott T. Ball, Peter F. Gearen, Edward R. Mariano, Linda T. Le, Krista Vandenborne, Pamela W. Duncan, Daniel I. Sessler, F. Kayser Enneking, Jonathan J. Shuster, Rosalita C. Maldonado, and R. Scott Meyer

Health-Related Quality of Life After Hip Arthroplasty With and Without an Extended-Duration Continuous Posterior Lumbar Plexus Nerve Block: A Prospective, 1-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized, Triple-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Study
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 586-591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Inge E. Lamé, Madelon L. Peters, Jacob Patijn, Alfons G. Kessels, José Geurts, and Maarten van Kleef

Can the Outcome of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I Patients Be Predicted by Catastrophizing Thoughts?
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 592-599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ron Kupers, Fabien C. G. Schneider, Rune Christensen, Arne Naert, Henrik Husted, Olaf B. Paulson, and Henrik Kehlet

No Evidence for Generalized Increased Postoperative Responsiveness to Pain: A Combined Behavioral and Serial Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 600-606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ritva M. Jokela, Jouni V. Ahonen, Minna K. Tallgren, Pia C. Marjakangas, and Kari T. Korttila

The Effective Analgesic Dose of Dexamethasone After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 607-615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fatma Ulger, Ayhan Bozkurt, S. Sirri Bilge, Fatih Ilkaya, Ahmet Dilek, M. Ömer Bostanci, Engin Çiftcioglu, and Fuat Güldogus

The Antinociceptive Effects of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine in Colorectal Distension-Induced Visceral Pain in Rats: The Role of Opioid Receptors
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 616-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Emilie Laboureyras, Jeremy Chateauraynaud, Philippe Richebé, and Guy Simonnet

Long-Term Pain Vulnerability After Surgery in Rats: Prevention by Nefopam, an Analgesic with Antihyperalgesic Properties
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 623-631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Xin Su, Neil A. Castle, Brett Antonio, Rosemarie Roeloffs, James B. Thomas, Douglas S. Krafte, and Mark L. Chapman

The Effect of -Opioid Receptor Agonists on Tetrodotoxin-Resistant Sodium Channels in Primary Sensory Neurons
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 632-640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Linda S. Barter, Earl E. Carstens, Steven L. Jinks, and Joseph F. Antognini

Rat Dorsal Horn Nociceptive-Specific Neurons Are More Sensitive Than Wide Dynamic Range Neurons to Depression by Immobilizing Doses of Volatile Anesthetics: An Effect Partially Reversed by the Opioid Receptor Antagonist Naloxone
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 641-647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stephen Choi and Richard Brull

Neuraxial Techniques in Obstetric and Non-Obstetric Patients with Common Bleeding Diatheses
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 648-660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Denis Tran, Allaudin A. Kamani, Victoria A. Lessoway, Carly Peterson, King Wei Hor, and Robert N. Rohling

Preinsertion Paramedian Ultrasound Guidance for Epidural Anesthesia
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 661-667. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marie-Christine Desgagnés, Simon Lévesque, Nicolas Dion, Marie-Josée Nadeau, Dany Coté, Jean Brassard, Pierre C. Nicole, and Alexis F. Turgeon

A Comparison of a Single or Triple Injection Technique for Ultrasound-Guided Infraclavicular Block: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 668-672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher Robards, Admir Hadzic, Lakshmanasamy Somasundaram, Takashige Iwata, Jeff Gadsden, Daquan Xu, and Xavier Sala-Blanch

Intraneural Injection with Low-Current Stimulation During Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 673-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brett A. Howell and Anuj Chauhan

Bupivacaine Binding to Pegylated Liposomes
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 678-682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Jan van der Linden and Mikael Persson

CO₂ Field Flooding May Also Reduce Oxidative Stress in Open Surgery
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 683. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Masahiko Tsuchiya, Eisuke F. Sato, Masayasu Inoue, and Akira Asada

CO₂ Field Flooding May Also Reduce Oxidative Stress in Open Surgery
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 683-684. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tomoaki Yatabe, Takeshi Yokoyama, Koichi Yamashita, Takehiro Okabayashi, and Kazuhiro Hanazaki

Increase in Blood Glucose with the Start of the Reperfusion After Large Vessel Surgery
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 684. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joerg C. Schaeuble and James E. Caldwell

Effective Communication of Difficult Airway Management to Subsequent Anesthesia Providers
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 684-686. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jose Eduardo Lima, Marino M. Bianchin, and Wilson Marques, Jr

Permanent Asymmetric Neurologic Deficits After Spinal Anesthesia with Bupivacaine
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 686. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lynnell Daniel, Stephen Q. Hoang, Jeffrey Steiner, Michael Skinner, and Peter Szmuk

Accurate Neurovision Electrode Placement for Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring During Neck Surgery
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 686-687. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK, MULTIMEDIA, AND MEETING REVIEWS:

Fredrick K. Orkin

Value-Based Anesthesia
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 688. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul S. Pagel

Principles of Physiology for the Anaesthetist, 2nd edition
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 688-689. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ERRATA:

The Feasibility of Measuring Renal Blood Flow Using Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Erratum
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 622. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

When Fiberoptic Intubation Fails in Patients with Unstable Craniovertebral Junctions: Erratum
Anesth Analg 2009 109: 647. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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